Yann
Yann is a French unisex given name, specifically, the Breton form of "Jean".
- Breton
- French
Meaning & Origin of Yann
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yann is a French unisex given name, specifically, the Breton form of "Jean".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Breton
- French
The Story of Yann
Yann first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1984, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 20 Yanns were born — ranking #4,517 that year. As of 2026, Yann ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-26%). In total, more than 335 Yanns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Yann
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Names that sound like Yann
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About the name Yann
Yann is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 335 births in the dataset. Yann's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #4,517. Use the chart and map above to compare Yann'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.