Yaniv
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning he will answer or god will answer.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Yaniv by the numbers
Yaniv was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 12 babies in 1985, making it a 1980s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yaniv. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Yanisgod is gracious; a form of John31 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yanigracious; merciful; a diminutive of Ioannis or Yannis16 in the US (2017)
- Yahirhe will be exalted267 in the US (2017)
- Yasireasy; wealthy; fluent69 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yakovsupplanter; Russian form of Jacob105 in the US (2017)
- Yasinswift, quick71 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Yaniv, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Yaniv
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