Yanis is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Yanis is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,568 for boy births in the United States (and #5,535 across all names), given to 52 babies. Yanis first appears in 1998 and peaked in 2021 (68 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,568 |
| 2024 | 63 | 63 | #15,185 | #2,442 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | #17,512 | #2,439 |
| 2022 | 68 | 68 | #15,227 | #2,324 |
| 2021 | 81 | 81 | #8,438 | #2,132 |
| 2020 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,726 |
| 2019 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,942 |
| 2018 | 41 | 41 | #18,025 | #3,238 |
| 2017 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,773 |
| 2016 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,092 |
| 2015 | 35 | 35 | #16,327 | #3,771 |
| 2014 | 33 | 33 | #13,020 | #4,130 |
| 2013 | 24 | 24 | #16,447 | #5,162 |
| 2012 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,028 |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,241 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | #14,889 | #8,112 |
| 2009 | 23 | 23 | #12,398 | #6,417 |
| 2008 | 21 | 21 | #11,572 | #7,683 |
| 2007 | 26 | 26 | #15,410 | #4,983 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #17,066 | #7,977 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | #12,968 | #13,306 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #12,734 | #11,306 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #15,723 | #12,710 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,431 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #15,297 | #7,514 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #14,367 | — |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #14,071 | #11,280 |