boy's name
Yaniss
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,325
Yaniss is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2009, when 140 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1979.
Yaniss over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 30 |
| 1990s | 290 |
| 2000s | 915 |
| 2010s | 905 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 175 |
How popular is Yaniss?
In 2025, Yaniss was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Yaniss is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Yaniss is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Yanïss | Yanïss is a rare spelling of Yaniss, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Yaniss
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yaniss also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yaniss over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yaniss
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yaniss — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yaniss
Is Yaniss a girl's or a boy's name?
Yaniss is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Yaniss most popular?
Yaniss peaked in 2009, when 140 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Yaniss a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yaniss currently ranks #1,793 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.