Yani
Yani is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Yani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yani is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Yani
As a girl name
Yani first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1993, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 25 Yanis were born — ranking #5,000 that year. As of 2026, Yani ranks #8,611 for girls with 11 births, falling sharply (-25%). In total, more than 338 Yanis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Yani first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 12 Yanis were born — ranking #6,889 that year. As of 2026, Yani ranks #8,947 for boys with 8 births, rising sharply (+42% over the past five years). In total, more than 111 Yanis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Yani
Yani is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 338 births in the dataset. Yani's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #5,000. Use the chart and map above to compare Yani'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 .
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