Yanick
A variant of the name Yannick, of French origin meaning "God is gracious".
Name Census estimates that about 98 living Americans carry the first name Yanick. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 55.9% of registrations being male. The average person named Yanick today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yanick births was 1981 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yanick. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Yanick with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yanick. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
98
~ 1 in 3,497,493 Americans
Peak year
1981
11 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2016 SSA rank
#10,692
Tracked since 1976
Census
Yanick in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,069 people with the first name Yanick, which placed it at #11,817 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#11,817
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,069 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
84.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yanick
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yanick is Black at 84.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.5%) and White (5.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Yanick described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Yanick at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American84.4% · 902
- Hispanic or Latino6.5% · 70
- White5.7% · 61
- Two or more races2.2% · 23
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Yanick
Yanick is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 102 total registrations, 57 (55.9%) were male and 45 (44.1%) were female.
Yanick as a male name
- Ranked #10,692 in 2016
- 7 male births in 2016
- Peak: 1989 (8 births)
Yanick as a female name
- Ranked #15,708 in 1994
- 5 female births in 1994
- Peak: 1981 (11 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Yanick on both sides of the split. Of the 1,068 people counted with this name, 219 were male (20.5%) and 849 were female (79.5%).
Popularity
Yanick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yanick from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 28 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Yanick remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yanick by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yanick during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yanicks live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yanick
The name Yanick has its origins in the Slavic languages, particularly in the Polish and Czech cultures. It is derived from the Slavic root "jan," which means "God is gracious" or "God's gift." This root is also found in other names such as Jan, Ivan, and Yann.
The earliest recorded use of the name Yanick dates back to the Middle Ages, around the 12th century, when it was used primarily in Poland and the Czech Republic. It was a popular name among the nobility and upper classes during this period.
In the 14th century, the name Yanick appeared in several historical records and manuscripts, including the Codex Diplomaticus et Epistolaris Regni Bohemiae, a collection of medieval documents from the Kingdom of Bohemia.
One of the earliest known historical figures with the name Yanick was Yanick z Rožmberka, a Bohemian nobleman who lived in the 15th century. He was a prominent figure in the Hussite Wars, a series of religious conflicts in Bohemia between the Catholic Church and the followers of Jan Hus.
In the 16th century, the name Yanick gained popularity among the Polish nobility. One notable bearer of the name was Yanick Zamoyski, a Polish nobleman, statesman, and military commander who lived from 1542 to 1605. He played a significant role in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and served as the Grand Chancellor of the Crown.
Another famous historical figure with the name Yanick was Yanick Sobieski, a Polish king who reigned from 1674 to 1696. He is best known for his decisive victory over the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Vienna in 1683, which halted the Ottoman advance into Europe.
In the 18th century, the name Yanick was adopted by some Russian families, particularly those with Polish or Czech roots. One notable bearer of the name was Yanick Yemelyanovich Korobkov, a Russian military commander who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812.
Throughout the centuries, the name Yanick has maintained its popularity in various Slavic cultures, particularly in Poland and the Czech Republic. It has also gained some recognition in other parts of Europe and in North America, where it is occasionally used as a variation of the name John or Yan.
People
Yanick + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yanick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yanick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yanick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 98 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yanick going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,497,493 US residents.
Is Yanick a common name?
We classify Yanick as "Very Rare". It ranks above 64.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 102 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yanick most popular?
The single biggest year for Yanick was 1981, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yanick is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yanick in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,069 people with the name Yanick, or 0.35 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,817 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Yanick in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Yanick?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Yanick on both sides of the split. Of the 1,068 people counted with this name, 219 were male (20.5%) and 849 were female (79.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Yanick?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yanick is Black at 84.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.5%) and White (5.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Yanick most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Yanick in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.4% (902 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yanick in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yanick a male name?
Yes, 55.9% of people registered as Yanick in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Yanick still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yanick in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yanick can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Yanick as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Yanick on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.