Giannis
Giannis was the 1692nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 97 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1217th with 162 babies. More babies were named Giannis in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,692 boys, down 304 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 97boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022162 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,083babies recorded
Giannis popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 37 since 2019, 5 in 2025.
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| 2025 | #1,692 | 97 |
| 2020 | #1,388 | 126 |
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How popular is Giannis, counting every spelling?
Giannis has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Giannis?
97 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Giannis (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Giannis born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 86 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Giannis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Giannis?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Giannis are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 6. That makes Giannis a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Giannis by state
How common Giannis was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (2.0×), North Carolina (1.9×), New Jersey (1.6×). In 34 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Giannis: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Giannis, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Giannis
How popular is the name Giannis?
Giannis was the 1692nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 97 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1217th with 162 babies. More babies were named Giannis in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Giannis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Giannis in the US.
Where is Giannis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Giannis was most common in Illinois (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by Wisconsin and North Carolina.