How Many People Are Named Yanky?
An estimated 224 people in the United States have the first name Yanky. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Yanky peaked in popularity in 2022 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yanky 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 Yanky paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
224
About 1 in 1,530,153 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2022
32 births
Total Registered
226
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yanky
Yanky is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 226 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yanky as a male name
Ranked #3,773 in 2024
30 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (32 births)
Yanky: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yanky span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 127 babies were registered. Yanky remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Yanky by Decade
How has Yanky 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.
Yanky by State
Yanky + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yanky as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yanky: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yanky?
We estimate approximately 224 people named Yanky 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 1,530,153 Americans share this first name.
Is Yanky a common name?
Yanky is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 226 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yanky most popular?
Yanky reached peak popularity in 2022, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yanky is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yanky a male name?
Yanky is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yanky Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yanky Smith, Yanky Johnson, Yanky 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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