Gender
Origin
- Greek
- gift from God
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Yannis
Pronunciation
ya(n)-nis
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #2892, 43 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3949, 27 births)
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #7672, 16 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9457, 10 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | 10 |
| 2024 | 28 | 11 |
| 2023 | 43 | 15 |
| 2022 | 43 | 6 |
| 2021 | 41 | 6 |
| 2020 | 24 | 6 |
| 2019 | 32 | – |
| 2018 | 16 | – |
| 2017 | 17 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #904, 33 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2437, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2023 | 24 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2020 | 26 |
| 2019 | 27 |
| 2018 | 24 |
| 2017 | 30 |
| 2016 | 26 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #101, 789 births); most recent 2023 (rank #624, 68 births)
- Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #3584, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 68 | – |
| 2022 | 82 | – |
| 2021 | 103 | – |
| 2020 | 87 | – |
| 2019 | 88 | – |
| 2018 | 117 | – |
| 2017 | 118 | – |
| 2016 | 133 | – |
| 2015 | 161 | – |
| 2014 | 170 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #491, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #642, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence