How Many People Are Named Yanis?
An estimated 749 people in the United States have the first name Yanis. It is used for both genders, with 82.3% male. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Yanis peaked in popularity in 2021 with 81 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yanis as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yanis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
749
About 1 in 457,616 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
82.3% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2021
81 births
Total Registered
755
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yanis
Yanis is predominantly male (82.3%), though 134 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Yanis as a male name
Ranked #2,433 in 2024
57 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (68 births)
Yanis as a female name
Ranked #15,135 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (13 births)
Yanis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yanis span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 318 babies were registered. Yanis remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Yanis by Decade
How has Yanis tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yanis by State
Birth registrations for Yanis span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, North Carolina, Massachusetts. On average, about 16 Yaniss were registered per state.
Yanis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yanis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yanis
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Yanis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yanis?
We estimate approximately 749 people named Yanis are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 457,616 Americans share this first name.
Is Yanis a common name?
Yanis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 755 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yanis most popular?
Yanis reached peak popularity in 2021, when 81 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yanis is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yanis a male name?
Yanis is predominantly male. 82.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yanis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yanis Smith, Yanis Johnson, Yanis Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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