Boys' name · since 1981
Yannick
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 1,073 babies named Yannick, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,907 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,100 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,073
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,073 babies have been named Yannick since 1981, making it today's #5100 boys' name.
Yannick has 1,073 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5100 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #4,907 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,100 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,073 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yannick ranks #4,907 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,100 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,073 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,907 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,100 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,073
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yannick's 1,073 recorded births place it above 89.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yannick compares
1,073 Top 30% higher than 70% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yannick's all-time total is 191% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yannick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,073 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yannick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yannick splits its recorded history at 2003: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yannick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Yannick by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (340 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Yannick's strongest decade.
340 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Yannick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
175 births
- 1990s
1990s
199 births
- 2000s
2000s
212 births
- 2010s
2010s
340 births
- 2020s
2020s
147 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 340 births (32% of all-time use).
How Yannick compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yannick's total volume
Yannick by state
Where Yannick concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 62 | 5.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 54 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 37 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
62 of 1,073 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Yannick's data
- Yannick's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (340 total births) through the 2020s (147) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yannicks (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yannick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yannick draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.