Yanis: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Yanis year by year

Yanis climbs 9 places from 2024 (ranked 139th then). Since 2020 (56 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 5%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	130th	53
2024	139th	45
2023	158th	40
2022	110th	66
2021	152nd	48
2020	129th	56

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Yanis since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Yanis appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1992 on. The peak year is 2022, with 67 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (494 babies). Since 1980, about 1,259 children in Québec have been named Yanis.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Yanis in Québec in 2025?

53 boys were named Yanis in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 130th rank among boy names.

Is Yanis a popular name in Québec?

Yanis ranks 130th among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Yanis given most often?

In 2022, with 67 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Yanis a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Yanis only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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