Yannis
Yannis was the 4043rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2948th; the most babies were born in 2022 (43). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,623 places. More babies were named Yannis in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,043 boys, up 226 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- 21% girls, 79% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202243 babies
- Total since 1880
- 743babies recorded
Yannis popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,080 | #4,043 | 10 | 27 |
| 2020 | #15,010 | #4,269 | 6 | 24 |
| 2010 | #11,210 | #8,765 | 10 | 9 |
| 2000 | — | #6,822 | — | 10 |
| 1990 | — | #9,463 | — | 5 |
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How popular is Yannis, counting every spelling?
Yannis is a spelling of Yanis, a name family that had 79 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 79 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yanis | 52 | #2,568 | 295 |
| Yannis | 27 | #4,043 | 182 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Yannis?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yannis (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yannis 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 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yannis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yannis?
About 600 people born in the US named Yannis are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 23. That makes Yannis 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.
Yannis by state
How common Yannis was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Yannis: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yannis, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yannis
How popular is the name Yannis?
Yannis was the 4043rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2948th; the most babies were born in 2022 (43). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,623 places. More babies were named Yannis in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Yannis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 21% girls, 79% boys given the name Yannis in the US.
Where is Yannis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yannis was most common in North Carolina (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and California.