Yankee is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #14325 in 2007 with 5 recorded births. This places Yankee in the bottom 1% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2007 with 5 births ranking #14325. In 2007, approximately 1 in every 415,047 boys born was named Yankee. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.