Boys' name · since 2006
Yannik
Yannik has 21 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,897 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 2006
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yannik sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 21 recorded since 2006.
Yannik has 21 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2020.
- #28,897 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 2006
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yannik ranks #28,897 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 2006, peaking in the 2000s.
- #28,897 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 2006
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yannik's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yannik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yannik's full recorded timeline at 2009, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yannik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2020
- Peak year (2009)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Yannik by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (13 births, 62% of the file).
2000s was Yannik's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Yannik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2020s
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yannik? ▼
Where does Yannik sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Yannik most popular? ▼
How long has the name Yannik been used? ▼
What names are similar to Yannik? ▼
What to do with Yannik's data
- Yannik's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2020s (8) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Yannik
Nearby Names Like Yannik
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yannik
Compare Yannik side by side: Yannik vs Yandel Yannik vs Yancy Yannik vs Yancey
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yannik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2006–2020 (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 Yannik 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.