Yani

Yani is a male given name: 91% of people named Yani are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 3 countries covered.

MaleMedium

Male 91%Female 9%

Yani · Ya Ni · Ya-Ni

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 91% male / 9% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Bulgaria, China, United States
Also spelled: Ya Ni, Ya-Ni
US births since 1880: 71 male / 199 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Yani

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Yani," in English, "Guten Tag Yani," in German. Yani is a male given name: about 91% of people named Yani are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Yani,

German

Guten Tag Yani,

French

Bonjour Yani,

Spanish

Estimado/a Yani:

Chinese

Yani您好：

Japanese

Yani様

English

Hi Yani,

German

Hi Yani,

French

Salut Yani,

Spanish

Hola Yani,

Chinese

Yani你好：

Japanese

Yaniさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Yani by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Bulgaria	uncommon	man's name	98%
China	rare	unisex name	50%
United States	rare	woman's name	26%

United States birth data

71 male · 199 female · 270 births recorded

Male 26%Female 74%

Since 1980: 26% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Yani a male or female name?

Yani is a male given name: 91% of people named Yani are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Yani in an email?

Is Yani a unisex name?

Yani is not a unisex name: 91% of people named Yani are men. Yani leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Yani a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yani (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_yani,
  title  = {Is Yani a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yani},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}