Yann

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Yann first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 33 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 90 babies (rank #299 that year). In 2024 it was given to 9 boys (rank #2,316). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Yann

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Yann yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,000

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Yann

Yann Martelshort story writer · b. 1963
Yann Sommerassociation football player · b. 1988
Yann Tiersenfilm score composer · b. 1970
Yann Le Cunartificial intelligence researcher · b. 1960
Yann Arthus-Bertrandenvironmentalist · b. 1946

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	87	#306
1992	90	#299
1993	72	#349
1994	67	#341
1995	52	#425
1996	30	#615
1997	32	#578
1998	23	#732
1999	44	#455
2000	24	#719
2001	31	#622
2002	27	#697
2003	33	#621
2004	30	#681
2005	28	#750
2006	28	#750
2007	25	#857
2008	22	#978
2009	24	#940
2010	24	#942
2011	25	#907
2012	27	#866
2013	17	#1,214
2014	15	#1,315
2015	17	#1,214
2016	15	#1,354
2017	14	#1,462
2018	15	#1,365
2019	12	#1,659
2020	24	#986
2022	10	#1,965
2023	7	#2,735
2024	9	#2,316