Yaniv first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1979. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1985, 12 babies received the name (ranked #3801). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #10790), with roughly 7 babies named Yaniv each year. Yaniv's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 273 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.