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Giannis

Gender Boy · 3% girls Rank 2025 #1,692 Trend ↑ Rising 12%

Transliteration of Greek Γιάννης (Giánnis), a male given name used in (modern) Greece.

Rank 2025
#1,692
among boys · ↓230 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
102
named Giannis · -22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 17,609
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2022
168 babies
All-time total
1,083
#4,989 all-time among boys
First recorded
2014
in Social Security records

Giannis popularity over time

1,083 babies have been named Giannis since 2014, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

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2010s 5 244 249 25 – #1,290
2020s (to 2025) 32 802 834 139 +458% #1,217

Where Giannis is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 100 0.06 outside top 500
2027 104 0.06 outside top 500
2028 106 0.06 outside top 500
2029 109 0.06 outside top 500
2030 111 0.06 outside top 500

Where Giannis is most popular

Boys named Giannis per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.078 per 1,000. Strongest in Illinois, Wisconsin, and North Carolina.

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Giannis born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Illinois 41 0.160 +105%
Wisconsin 19 0.160 +105%
North Carolina 37 0.145 +85%
New Jersey 25 0.124 +59%
Florida 55 0.116 +48%
New York 47 0.109 +39%
Georgia 24 0.095 +21%
Pennsylvania 25 0.094 +20%
Texas 68 0.077 ≈ national
California 68 0.074 -5%
Virginia 11 0.058 -26%
Michigan 11 0.054 -31%
Alabama 5 0.046 -42%
Ohio 10 0.038 -52%
Indiana 6 0.037 -52%
Arizona 6 0.037 -53%
Tennessee 5 0.028 -65%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Giannis

Giannis is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,692 in 2025 with 97 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2014, 1,083 American babies have been named Giannis. Its peak came in 2022, when 168 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Giannis stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Giannis?

The median living Giannis is about 3 years old; half are between 2 and 5. An estimated 1,100 people named Giannis are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Giannis year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 5 #15,709 97 #1,692
2024 7 #12,622 124 #1,462
2023 7 #12,585 138 #1,361
2022 6 #14,168 162 #1,217
2021 – – 155 #1,237
2020 7 #12,607 126 #1,388
2019 5 #16,383 144 #1,290
2018 – – 61 #2,243
2017 – – 26 #4,025
2016 – – 8 #9,132
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Famous people named Giannis

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Giannis Antetokounmpo Giannis Antetokounmpo Nigerian-Greek basketball player (born 1994) Contemporary
  2. 2 Giannis Goumas Giannis Goumas Greek footballer and manager b. 1975 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Giannis Gianniotas Giannis Gianniotas Greek footballer (born 1993) Contemporary
  4. 4 Giannis Maniatis Giannis Maniatis Greek footballer (born 1986) Contemporary
  5. 5 Giannis Karagiannis Giannis Karagiannis Musical artist b. 1994 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Giannis, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Giannis?

The median living Giannis is about 3 years old. Half of all living Gianniss are between 2 and 5 years old.

How many people named Giannis are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Giannis are alive in the United States, based on 1,083 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Giannis mean?

Transliteration of Greek Γιάννης (Giánnis), a male given name used in (modern) Greece.

How popular is the name Giannis in 2025?

Giannis ranked #1,692 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 97 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Giannis?

1,083 babies have been named Giannis in the United States since 2014, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Giannis most popular?

Giannis peaked in 2022, when 168 newborns received the name.

Is Giannis a boy or girl name?

Giannis is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Giannis rising or falling?

Giannis is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Giannis become more popular?

Giannis is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 111 boys named Giannis in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Giannis?

Well-known people named Giannis include Giannis Antetokounmpo (basketball player), Giannis Goumas (soccer player), Giannis Gianniotas (soccer player).

Names like Giannis

Names that sound and feel close to Giannis: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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