Boy · #10,994 in 2026

Jannik

Jannik is a masculine given name. It is originally a Low German nickname based on both Jan and Johan. Notable people with the name include:Jannik Bandowski, German footballer Jannik Petersen Bjerrum (1851–1920), Danish ophthalmologist Jannik Blair, Australian wheelchair basketball player Jannik Christensen, Danish ice hockey player Jannik Fischer, Swiss ice hockey player Jannik Freese, German…

  • Danish
Current Rank
#10,994
Peak Rank
#11,037 (2008)
Total Babies
12
5-Yr Trend
Stable
2008
First Year
2009
Last Year
2008
Peak Year
#11037
Peak Rank
12
Total Count
2
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Jannik

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Jannik is a masculine given name. It is originally a Low German nickname based on both Jan and Johan. Notable people with the name include:Jannik Bandowski, German footballer Jannik Petersen Bjerrum (1851–1920), Danish ophthalmologist Jannik Blair, Australian wheelchair basketball player Jannik Christensen, Danish ice hockey player Jannik Fischer, Swiss ice hockey player Jannik Freese, German…

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Danish

The Story of Jannik

American parents first put Jannik on the record books as a baby boy name in 2008, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 6 Janniks were born — ranking #11,037 that year. Jannik last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Jannik

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jannik. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Jannik

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jannik

What does the name Jannik mean?
Jannik is a masculine given name. It is originally a Low German nickname based on both Jan and Johan. Notable people with the name include:Jannik Bandowski, German footballer Jannik Petersen Bjerrum (1851–1920), Danish ophthalmologist Jannik Blair, Australian wheelchair basketball player Jannik Christensen, Danish ice hockey player Jannik Fischer, Swiss ice hockey player Jannik Freese, German…
What is the origin of the name Jannik?
Jannik has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Danish.
How popular is Jannik in 2026?
In 2026, Jannik ranks #10,994 among boys' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.
When was Jannik most popular?
Jannik reached its peak popularity in 2008, ranking #11,037 that year with 6 babies given the name.
Is Jannik a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Jannik is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Jannik?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Jannik include Ensley, Mcrae, Lavont. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Jannik?
Common variants and related forms of Jannik include Ivan, Jan, Jannick, Jens, Johan, Johannes. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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About the name Jannik

Jannik is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Jannik's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #11,037. Use the chart and map above to compare Jannik's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.