Yaniv
Yaniv is a Hebrew male name meaning "he will prosper".
Meaning & Origin of Yaniv
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yaniv is a Hebrew male name meaning "he will prosper".
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The Story of Yaniv
Yaniv first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1979, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 12 Yanivs were born — ranking #3,598 that year. As of 2026, Yaniv ranks #12,230 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 273 Yanivs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Yaniv
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Yaniv Abargil (born 1977), Israeli footballer
- Yaniv Altshuler (born 1978), Israeli computer scientist
- Yaniv Asor (born 1972), Israeli military commander
- Yaniv Azran (born 1983), Israeli footballer
- Yaniv Ben-Nissan (born 1983), Israeli footballer
- Yaniv Biton (born 1978), Israeli actor
- Yaniv Brik (born 1995), Israeli footballer
- Yaniv Chichian (born 1979), Israeli footballer
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Names that sound like Yaniv
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About the name Yaniv
Yaniv is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 273 births in the dataset. Yaniv's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #3,598. Use the chart and map above to compare Yaniv'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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