Yannis Boy
How popular is Yannis?
#3,948 boy name in 2025
27 baby boys were named Yannis in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
Yannis popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,948 for boys (▼ 54 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 27 boys, 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+108% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,320 in 2015, #4,137 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (43 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,894 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1973 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 84% boys, 16% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Yannis counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Yanis family of names ranked #1,653 for boys in 2025 (#1,595 the year before), with 79 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yanis | 52 | 66% |
| Yannis | 27 | 34% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Yannis is most popular
Babies named Yannis per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Yannis by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1980s | 16 | #5,481 |
| 1990s | 85 | #4,284 |
| 2000s | 131 | #4,101 |
| 2010s | 143 | #3,493 |
| 2020s | 206 | #2,894 |
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Questions
- Is Yannis a boy or girl name?
- Yannis is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 84% of babies named Yannis were boys.
- How popular is the name Yannis?
- 27 baby boys were named Yannis in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
- When was Yannis most popular?
- Yannis peaked in 2022, when 43 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,894 in 2023.
- How many people are named Yannis?
- 743 babies have been named Yannis in the US since 1880. We estimate about 735 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Yannis most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Yannis was most common in North Carolina, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.