The first name Yannick

In 2025, 5 boys were named Yannick, making it the 3,684th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 1997, with 12 births (#1,113).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Yannick with other names.

In 2025, 19 boys born in the United States were named Yannick, the 5,197th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 54 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Yannick Carrasco
  Belgian association football player (born 1993)
• Yannick Noah
  French tennis player and pop singer, born 1960
• Yannick Agnel
  French swimmer, born 1992
• Yannick Stopyra
  French association football player, born 1961
• Yannick Gerhardt
  German footballer, born 1994
• Yannick Bisson
  Canadian film and television actor, born 1969
• Yannick Jadot
  French environmentalist and politician (born 1967)
• Yannick Borel
  French fencer, born 1988
• Yannick Dalmas
  French racecar driver, born 1961
• Yannick Cahuzac
  French footballer, born 1985
• Yannick Bellon
  French film director (1924–2019)
• Yannick Eijssen
  Belgian cyclist, born 1989

• Henry
• Louis
• Pierre
• Austin
• André
• Henri
• François
• Jacques
• Georges
• Marcel
• Marc
• Antoine
• Alexandre
• Eduard
• Ray
• Guillaume

All 210 names of French origin

What does the name Yannick mean?

From French Yannick, from Breton Yannig.

What is the origin of the name Yannick?

From French Yannick, from Breton Yannig.

How popular is the name Yannick?

In 2025, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Yannick, ranking 3,684th. Its peak was 1997, with 12 births.

Is Yannick a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,073 US babies named Yannick since 1880 were boys.

When was Yannick most popular?

2016 in the United States, when 54 babies were named Yannick, its highest rank at 2,410th.