Ioannis

Boy · yo-AN-is · Hebrew

Ioannis is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 3,756th for boys in the US (29 babies).

What does Ioannis mean?

Hebrew: Greek form of John

“God is gracious”

The Greek form of John, often shortened to Giannis or Yannis.

Say it: yo-AN-is

Is Ioannis a girl's or a boy's name?

Ioannis is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 29 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Ioannis in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #1,686among boys
Babies in 2025: 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
Five-year trend: Steadydown 20% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Ioannis, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,356th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 22 boys.

Half of all the boys named Ioannis in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 22 in 20192025

Ioannis in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	16	#1,686
2024	19	#1,470
2023	10	#2,303
2022	21	#1,364
2021	18	#1,481
2020	20	#1,356
2019	22	#1,261
2018	14	#1,803
2017	21	#1,331
2016	15	#1,723
2015	11	#2,127
2014	18	#1,454
2013	16	#1,560
2012	7	#2,849
2011	9	#2,311
2010	10	#2,141
2009	8	#2,445
2008	12	#1,810
2007	9	#2,139
2006	7	#2,386
2005	3	#3,992
2004	5	#2,691
2003	5	#2,574
2002	6	#2,106
2001	6	#2,049
2000	4	#2,612
1999	7	#1,749
1998	8	#1,569
1997	4	#2,438
1996	6	#1,840

How popular is Ioannis in the US?

Rank in 2025: #3,756among boys
Babies in 2025: 29about 1 in 59,000 boys
Five-year trend: Steadydown 10% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 29 boys in the US were named Ioannis, making it the 3,756th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,200th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 40 boys. It first appears in the records in 1964.

Half of all the boys named Ioannis in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.

1964Busiest: 40 in 20182025

Ioannis in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	29	#3,756
2024	35	#3,333
2023	20	#4,882
2022	20	#4,846
2021	33	#3,424
2020	35	#3,200
2019	18	#5,149
2018	40	#2,942
2017	28	#3,777
2016	30	#3,595
2015	22	#4,405
2014	20	#4,698
2013	32	#3,337
2012	22	#4,387
2011	35	#3,163
2010	36	#3,127
2009	28	#3,719
2008	15	#5,762
2007	39	#2,972
2006	29	#3,522
2005	31	#3,237
2004	15	#5,241
2003	30	#3,114
2002	28	#3,184
2001	28	#3,138
2000	22	#3,634
1999	27	#3,027
1998	27	#2,923
1997	19	#3,596
1996	23	#3,102
1995	17	#3,687
1994	28	#2,613
1993	15	#4,013
1992	27	#2,593
1991	25	#2,677
1990	21	#2,946
1989	32	#2,148
1988	28	#2,192
1987	14	#3,334
1986	23	#2,358
1985	21	#2,426
1984	22	#2,291
1983	29	#1,863
1982	27	#1,998
1981	35	#1,660
1980	28	#1,965
1979	26	#1,991
1978	20	#2,279
1977	22	#2,131
1976	29	#1,747
1975	19	#2,287
1974	20	#2,129
1973	20	#2,035
1972	11	#2,989
1971	15	#2,463
1970	0	–
1969	0	–
1968	0	–
1967	5	#3,964
1966	0	–
1965	0	–
1964	5	#4,038

Names like Ioannis

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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