Given name & surname
Yani
“God will answer”·“a gift of God”
Yani is a variant of Yanai. One Aramaic interpretation is “God will answer.” Yani is a variant of Yannis. One Hebrew interpretation is “a gift of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yani is a variant of Yanai. One Aramaic interpretation is “God will answer.” Yani is a variant of Yannis. One Hebrew interpretation is “a gift of God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Yani is a variant of Yanai. An origin associated with Yanai is Aramaic. Yani is a variant of Yannis. An origin associated with Yannis is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 433
- 111 boys · 322 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #13,134 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,134 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,079 as a first name in 2020; 141 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Yani’s family of names
Yani has a related form in Yannis. Yani has a related form in Yanai.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Yani
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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