Yani is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2023 and remains in steady use.
Yani is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #13,134 for girl births in the United States (and #21,926 across all names), given to 7 babies. Yani was first reported in SSA data in 1993 and peaked in 2020 (25 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #13,134 | — |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | #7,940 | #9,845 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | #7,623 | #7,273 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | #9,033 | #10,805 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | #8,958 | #10,749 |
| 2020 | 25 | 25 | #5,158 | — |
| 2019 | 23 | 23 | #7,010 | #12,083 |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | #5,999 | — |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | #10,663 | #12,189 |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 | #8,372 | #10,692 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | #11,802 | #9,522 |
| 2014 | 15 | 15 | #10,922 | #13,993 |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 | #10,972 | #13,990 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | #8,197 | — |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #13,296 | — |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | #9,756 | — |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,433 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | #8,508 | — |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #13,879 | — |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #15,094 | #13,965 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | #8,857 | — |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | #18,736 | #9,912 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | #11,291 | #12,709 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #11,082 | — |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | #12,023 | #10,519 |
| 2000 | 15 | 15 | #10,724 | #10,315 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #16,878 | — |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #16,098 | #10,784 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #11,773 | — |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #15,706 | — |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #13,412 | — |