Yanni
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YAH-nee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #5,397 for boys
Yanni is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
What does Yanni mean?
Hebrew: Greek pet form of Giannis (John)
“God is gracious”
Is Yanni a girl's or a boy's name?
Yanni is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 17 boys in the US.
How popular is Yanni in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 5 boys.
Yanni in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
How popular is Yanni in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,397th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Yanni, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 44 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992. 9 girls were also named Yanni in 2025 (10,104th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Yanni in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 19% of the babies named Yanni in the US in 1994, and 42% in 2023.
Yanni in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,365 |
| 2009 | 31 | #3,474 |
| 2008 | 34 | #3,284 |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,373 |
| 2006 | 30 | #3,449 |
| 2005 | 28 | #3,443 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 36 | #2,725 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 34 | #2,737 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,293 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,275 |
| 1998 | 44 | #2,091 |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,542 |
| 1996 | 26 | #2,833 |
| 1995 | 32 | #2,395 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
Names like Yanni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Levi, Eli, Avi, Noah, Bodhi, Yusuf, Ethan, Ali, Yahya, Malachi, Ari, Musa
Names related to Yanni
More Hebrew names
Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Yanni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yanni, updated 20 October 2026.