Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Yanis

Gender Unisex · 17% girls Rank 2025 #2,568 Trend ↑ Rising 37%
Rank 2025
#2,568
among boys · ↓126 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
52
named Yanis · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,848
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2021
81 babies
All-time total
808
#6,598 all-time among boys
First recorded
1998
in Social Security records

Yanis popularity over time

808 babies have been named Yanis since 1998, 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.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 12 5 17 2 – #11,280
2000s 60 87 147 15 +765% #4,983
2010s 32 241 273 27 +86% #2,942
2020s (to 2025) 30 341 371 62 +126% #2,132

Where Yanis 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 55 0.03 outside top 500
2027 57 0.03 outside top 500
2028 60 0.03 outside top 500
2029 62 0.04 outside top 500
2030 63 0.04 outside top 500

Where Yanis is most popular

Boys named Yanis per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.034 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Illinois, and Florida.

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Yanis 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
New York 19 0.044 +28%
Illinois 11 0.043 +26%
Florida 19 0.040 +17%
Georgia 10 0.039 +16%
Pennsylvania 10 0.038 +10%
Virginia 5 0.026 -23%
Texas 22 0.025 -27%
North Carolina 5 0.020 -43%
California 5 0.005 -84%
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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 Yanis

Yanis is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,568 in 2025 with 52 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 808 American babies have been named Yanis, about 83% boys and 17% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 81 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 Yanis stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Yanis?

The median living Yanis is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 13. An estimated 800 people named Yanis are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Yanis 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 – – 52 #2,568
2024 6 #15,185 57 #2,442
2023 5 #17,512 56 #2,439
2022 6 #15,227 62 #2,324
2021 13 #8,438 68 #2,132
2020 – – 46 #2,726
2019 – – 42 #2,942
2018 5 #18,025 36 #3,238
2017 – – 29 #3,773
2016 – – 26 #4,092
2015 6 #16,327 29 #3,771
2014 8 #13,020 25 #4,130
2013 6 #16,447 18 #5,162
2012 – – 12 #7,028
2011 – – 14 #6,241
2010 7 #14,889 10 #8,112
2009 9 #12,398 14 #6,417
2008 10 #11,572 11 #7,683
2007 7 #15,410 19 #4,983
2006 6 #17,066 10 #7,977
2005 8 #12,968 5 #13,306
2004 8 #12,734 6 #11,306
2003 6 #15,723 5 #12,710
2002 – – 8 #8,431
2001 6 #15,297 9 #7,514
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Famous people named Yanis

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

  1. 1 Yanis Varoufakis Yanis Varoufakis Greek economist and politician (born 1961) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Yanis?

The median living Yanis is about 6 years old. Half of all living Yaniss are between 3 and 13 years old.

How many people named Yanis are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Yanis are alive in the United States, based on 808 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Yanis in 2025?

Yanis ranked #2,568 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 52 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Yanis?

808 babies have been named Yanis in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Yanis most popular?

Yanis peaked in 2021, when 81 newborns received the name.

Is Yanis a boy or girl name?

Yanis is used for both: about 17% of babies named Yanis have been girls and 83% boys.

Is the name Yanis rising or falling?

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

Will Yanis become more popular?

Yanis is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 63 boys named Yanis 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 Yanis?

Well-known people named Yanis include Yanis Varoufakis (politician).

Names like Yanis

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

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