Boys' name · since 1991
Yianni
471 babies named Yianni in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,177 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,726 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 471
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yianni is the #5726 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 471 recorded since 1991.
Yianni has 471 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5726 as of the latest data, more common than 59% 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 1991 to 2025.
- #8,177 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,726 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 471 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yianni ranks #8,177 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,726 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 471 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,177 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,726 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 471
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yianni's 471 recorded births place it above 82.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Yianni compares
471 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Yianni's all-time total is 28% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yianni | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 471 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yianni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yianni's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yianni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Yianni by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (156 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Yianni's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Yianni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
156 births
- 2020s
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 156 births (33% of all-time use).
Yianni by state
Where Yianni concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
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- Yianni's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (156 total births) through the 2020s (96) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yiannis (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yianni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Yianni 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.