Yaniv
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- yah-NEEV
- Origin
- Hebrew
Yaniv is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he will flourish”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Yaniv mean?
Hebrew: modern Hebrew Yaniv, from a verb meaning to bear fruit
“he will flourish”
Modern Israeli Hebrew name from a verb meaning to bear fruit or flourish.
Is Yaniv a girl's or a boy's name?
Yaniv is a boys' name.
How popular is Yaniv in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1985, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Yaniv in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yaniv in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
Names like Yaniv
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avi, Krishiv, Aarav, Shiv, Dhruv, Ravi, Aviv, Viraj, Rishi, Pranav, Aj, Atharv
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Yaniv: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yaniv, updated 20 October 2026.