Yann

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⭐ Famous Yann

Yann Martel

Canadian writer

Choose Yann and your child shares a first name with Yann Martel, a Canadian writer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Yann, like who?” Yann Martel's Wikipedia article is available in 60 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 156,250 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Yann, 11 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Yann would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryYann first shows up in US birth records in 1984, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 41 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2006, when it reached #4,520.
• 🚀TrendYann has climbed 873 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #7,194. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningYann is a Breton form of John, which means “God is gracious”. Our records link it to French, Hebrew and Russian roots.

About the name Yann

Yann is a boy name of French, Hebrew and Russian origin meaning “God is gracious”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with Y and ending in “-ann”. US birth records list Yann for boys from 1984 to 2025, in 34 of those 42 years. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked #4,520 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #7,194, with 11 babies.

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