Yannik
Yannik is a German male given name. Notable people with the name include:Yannik Bangsow, German footballer Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil, American football player Yannik Engelhardt, German footballer Yannik Jaeschke, German footballer Yannik Keitel, German footballer Yannik Lührs, German footballer Yannik Möker, German footballer Yannik Oenning, German footballer Yannik Oettl, German footballer Yannik…
Meaning & Origin of Yannik
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yannik is a German male given name. Notable people with the name include:Yannik Bangsow, German footballer Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil, American football player Yannik Engelhardt, German footballer Yannik Jaeschke, German footballer Yannik Keitel, German footballer Yannik Lührs, German footballer Yannik Möker, German footballer Yannik Oenning, German footballer Yannik Oettl, German footballer Yannik…
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The Story of Yannik
Yannik first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2006, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 8 Yanniks were born — ranking #8,983 that year. As of 2026, Yannik ranks #8,731 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 21 Yanniks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yannik
Yannik is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Yannik's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #8,983. Use the chart and map above to compare Yannik'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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