Yannick
How to say it: ya-NEEK · /jaˈnik/
Breton diminutive of Yann, Hebrew 'God is gracious' - popular in France since the 1950s.
Yannick was the 4,294th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 19 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 45% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #5,833 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #4,294 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 19 |
| Share of births | 1 in 174,491 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −45% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #5,833 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,330 among boys’ names, 15 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Yannick is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Yannick is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew.
In France: #1,330 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Yannick
- Yannick Carrasco (born 1993)Belgian association football player
- Yannick Noah (born 1960)French tennis player and pop singer
- Yannick Bolasie (born 1989)Konžský fotbalista (DRC)
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