How Many People Are Named Yanni?
An estimated 1,022 people in the United States have the first name Yanni. It is used for both genders, with 73.8% male. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Yanni peaked in popularity in 1998 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yanni 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 Yanni paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,022
About 1 in 335,376 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
73.8% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
1998
52 births
Total Registered
1,035
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yanni
Yanni is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (73.8%) and females (26.2%). Out of 1,035 total births registered, 764 were male and 271 were female.
Yanni as a male name
Ranked #5,635 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (44 births)
Yanni as a female name
Ranked #13,374 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (14 births)
Yanni: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yanni span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 375 babies were registered. While Yanni is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yanni by Decade
How has Yanni 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.
Yanni by State
Birth registrations for Yanni span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Florida. On average, about 26 Yannis were registered per state.
Yanni + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yanni as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yanni
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Yanni: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yanni?
We estimate approximately 1,022 people named Yanni 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 335,376 Americans share this first name.
Is Yanni a common name?
Yanni is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,035 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yanni most popular?
Yanni reached peak popularity in 1998, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yanni is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yanni a male name?
Yanni is predominantly male. 73.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yanni Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yanni Smith, Yanni Johnson, Yanni 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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