How Many People Are Named Yannick?
An estimated 1,036 people in the United States have the first name Yannick. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Yannick peaked in popularity in 2016 with 54 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yannick 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 Yannick paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,036
About 1 in 330,844 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2016
54 births
Total Registered
1,054
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yannick
Yannick is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,054 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yannick as a male name
Ranked #5,419 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (54 births)
Yannick: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yannick span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 340 babies were registered. While Yannick is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yannick by Decade
How has Yannick 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.
Yannick by State
Birth registrations for Yannick span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Illinois, Maryland, Florida. On average, about 30 Yannicks were registered per state.
Yannick + Last Name Combinations
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Yannick: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yannick?
We estimate approximately 1,036 people named Yannick 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 330,844 Americans share this first name.
Is Yannick a common name?
Yannick is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,054 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yannick most popular?
Yannick reached peak popularity in 2016, when 54 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yannick is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yannick a male name?
Yannick is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yannick Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yannick Smith, Yannick Johnson, Yannick 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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