Yanin

♀ Girl

Pronounced yah-NEEN /jɑːˈniːn/Low

Meaning: Yanin is best understood as a clipped form of Yanina, itself a feminine of John by way of Slavic and Spanish, carrying John's meaning 'God is gracious'; the same spoken shape also appears independently as a Thai given name. Which thread a given family intends is uncertain.Low

In 30 seconds: Yanin is a rare girl's name, most likely a short form of Yanina, a feminine of John meaning 'God is gracious.' It appears in US records in the nineteen-eighties (said yah-NEEN).

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Origin LowSlavic, Spanish, Thai

MeaningYanin is best understood as a clipped form of Yanina, itself a feminine of John by way of Slavic and Spanish, carrying John's meaning 'God is gracious'; the same spoken shape also appears independently as a Thai given name. Which thread a given family intends is uncertain.

U.S. rank (2012)#14911 ↘ Falling

2012 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1988

Total births (all-time)≈ 129

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Yanin most likely trims Yanina, a Slavic and Spanish feminine of John, keeping the inherited sense 'God is gracious.' The identical sound also serves as a Thai name in its own right, so Yanin can arrive from more than one direction; we note both honestly.

In the United States it stayed rare, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the late nineteen-eighties, with scattered use into the two-thousands. A girl named Yanin then is in her late thirties today.

Did you know? Through its parent Yanina, Yanin sits in the vast family of names descended from the Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious,' the same root behind Jane, Joan, and Juanita.

Overall data confidence 33%

References - Yanin — Short form of Yanina; John-family 'God is gracious'; also Thai; traced honestly.

Variations

YaninaYanineJaninYannin

Nicknames

YaniNina

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Yanina— the parent name it most likely shortens

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Janine— a shared descent from John

Yanet— a comparable Spanish John-family name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Yanin mean?

It is most likely a short form of Yanina, a feminine of John meaning 'God is gracious'; it also exists as a Thai name.

How do you pronounce Yanin?

It is said yah-NEEN /jɑːˈniːn/ - two syllables, with the stress on the second.

Is Yanin a boy or girl name?

Yanin is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Yanin?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the late nineteen-eighties.