Yiannis
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YAH-nis
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,395 for boys
Yiannis is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 4,395th for boys in the US (23 babies).
What does Yiannis mean?
Hebrew: Greek form of John
“God is gracious”
In Greece, Yiannis celebrates his name day on 7 January, the feast of John the Baptist.
Is Yiannis a girl's or a boy's name?
Yiannis is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 23 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yiannis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Yiannis, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Yiannis in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Yiannis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Yiannis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,395th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23 about 1 in 74,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the US were named Yiannis, making it the 4,395th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,422nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 31 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
2025 had fewer boys named Yiannis than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Yiannis in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yiannis in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #4,395 |
| 2024 | 31 | #3,603 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,422 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
Names like Yiannis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elis, Idris, Axel, Ellis, Asher, Ilyas, Ezra, Noah, Elias, Yunus, Atlas, Tobias
Names related to Yiannis
More Hebrew names
Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie, Levi
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, “Yiannis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yiannis, updated 20 October 2026.