Masculine dossier · first seen 2005
Yanky
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2022
Peak births
32
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Yanky
How many people are named Yanky?
An estimated 256 living Americans are named Yanky.
How rare is Yanky?
Yanky is very rare among babies today, with 30 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 6.3% from its 2022 peak.
How old is the typical Yanky?
The median age of a living American named Yanky is approximately 5 years, with most bearers falling between 3 and 10 years old.
Is Yanky still popular?
Yes — Yanky is currently rising in popularity, with 30 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 3.5× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Yanky most common?
Yanky has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 16.0× more often than the national baseline.
2005Peak 20222025
Peak year
2022
Decline from peak
6.3%
2025
30
All-time
258
Where it lives now
Yanky is most concentrated in New York — about 16.0× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Yanky is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.