How Many People Are Named Yaniv?
An estimated 267 people in the United States have the first name Yaniv. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Yaniv peaked in popularity in 1985 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yaniv 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 Yaniv paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
267
About 1 in 1,283,724 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1985
12 births
Total Registered
273
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yaniv
Yaniv is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 273 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yaniv as a male name
Ranked #14,103 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1985 (12 births)
Yaniv: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yaniv span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 63 babies were registered. While Yaniv is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yaniv by Decade
How has Yaniv 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.
Yaniv by State
Yaniv + Last Name Combinations
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Yaniv: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yaniv?
We estimate approximately 267 people named Yaniv 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 1,283,724 Americans share this first name.
Is Yaniv a common name?
Yaniv is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 273 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yaniv most popular?
Yaniv reached peak popularity in 1985, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yaniv is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yaniv a male name?
Yaniv is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yaniv Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yaniv Smith, Yaniv Johnson, Yaniv 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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