US rank #5305 Boys' name Peak 2016 1,054 births

Yannick — #5305 US boys' name

1,054 babies named Yannick in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1751990s1992000s2122010s3402020s128
#5305
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 63% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Yannick was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

54 babies were named Yannick in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yannick

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,054 babies named Yannick between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yannick currently holds the #5305 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yannick performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 340 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yannick shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 62 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Yannick in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yannick in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,054 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yannick at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,054

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2016

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,305

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yannick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
54
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0204060 202420182012200620001994198819821981 9

Yannick by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
340 births that decade — 32% of Yannick's all-time total
1980s1751990s1992000s2122010s3402020s128

Yannick by state

Where Yannick concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Yannick
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
62 5.9%
#2 New York
54 5.1%
#3 Texas
37 3.5%
#4 Florida
17 1.6%
#5 Maryland
6 0.6%
#6 Illinois
5 0.5%
California share of Yannick's total US births 5.9%
Even split

62 of 1,054 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yannick?
1,054 babies have been named Yannick since 1981. It currently ranks #5305 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 54 births.
When was Yannick most popular?
Yannick was most popular in the 2010s decade with 340 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Yannick most popular?
The top states for the name Yannick are California (62 births), New York (54 births), Texas (37 births).
How long has the name Yannick been used?
Yannick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yannick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yandel, Yancy, Yancey, Yan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.