Yann
Boy · YAHN · Hebrew
Yann is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Yann mean?
Hebrew: Breton form of John
“God is gracious”
The Breton form of John, now used throughout France.
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Is Yann a girl's or a boy's name?
Yann is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yann in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Yann, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2003, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Yann in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were given Yann or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,855, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
- Yan 8
- Yann 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Yann in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Yann in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Yann, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the boys named Yann in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 69 boys in the US were given Yann or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,836, up from #7,190 for this spelling alone.
- Yan 58
- Yann 11
Yann in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
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