babyNamedYann
“God forgives”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Celtic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 440th
- births in 2023–2025
- 340
- babies born in France
- 1 in 5,348
- −11.4% a year recently
- Falling
- record year (since 1900)
- 1978
Meaning and origin of Yann
Yann is thought to mean “God forgives” and is of Celtic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Yann in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1978.
- Over recent years, Yann has been falling (−11.4% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Yann every 17 schools, all spellings combined.
Yann in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
27 babies in 3 years1 boy in 190,427
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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