unisex name
Yanai
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 178
Yanai is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 61% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Yanai is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2023, when 22 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1986.
Yanai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 9 |
| 2000s | 33 |
| 2010s | 25 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 93 |
How popular is Yanai?
In 2025, Yanai was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Yanai is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Yanai is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Yanaï | Yanaï is Yanai written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #4,181. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Yanai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yanai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yanai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yanai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yanai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yanai
How popular is the name Yanai?
In 2025, Yanai was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Yanai a girl's or a boy's name?
Yanai is used for both girls and boys. About 61% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Yanai most popular?
Yanai peaked in 2023, when 22 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Yanai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yanai currently ranks #4,181 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.