Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Yannis

Gender Unisex · 21% girls Rank 2025 #4,043 Trend ↑ Rising 39%
Rank 2025
#4,043
among boys · ↓65 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
37
named Yannis · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 63,262
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2023
58 babies
All-time total
743
#7,173 all-time among boys
First recorded
1973
in Social Security records

Yannis popularity over time

743 babies have been named Yannis since 1973, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

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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1970s – 5 5 1 – #5,862
1980s – 16 16 2 +220% #6,219
1990s – 85 85 9 +431% #4,530
2000s 57 131 188 19 +121% #4,217
2010s 46 143 189 19 +1% #3,567
2020s (to 2025) 54 206 260 43 +129% #2,948

Where Yannis 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 29 0.02 outside top 500
2027 30 0.02 outside top 500
2028 31 0.02 outside top 500
2029 32 0.02 outside top 500
2030 33 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Yannis

Yannis is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,043 in 2025 with 27 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 743 American babies have been named Yannis, about 79% boys and 21% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 58 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 Yannis stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Yannis?

The median living Yannis is about 11 years old; half are between 4 and 20. An estimated 700 people named Yannis are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Yannis 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 10 #10,080 27 #4,043
2024 11 #9,533 28 #3,978
2023 15 #7,624 43 #2,948
2022 6 #15,228 43 #2,960
2021 6 #15,158 41 #3,019
2020 6 #15,010 24 #4,269
2019 – – 32 #3,567
2018 – – 16 #5,759
2017 – – 17 #5,516
2016 – – 10 #8,125
2015 – – 13 #6,666
2014 10 #10,923 13 #6,614
2013 5 #19,170 13 #6,591
2012 9 #12,174 11 #7,530
2011 12 #9,699 9 #8,737
2010 10 #11,210 9 #8,765
2009 16 #8,041 12 #7,216
2008 13 #9,451 16 #5,758
2007 9 #12,634 9 #8,888
2006 6 #17,067 23 #4,217
2005 – – 10 #7,621
2004 6 #16,035 13 #6,125
2003 – – 11 #6,701
2002 7 #13,555 18 #4,489
2001 – – 9 #7,515
2000 – – 10 #6,822
1995 – – 9 #6,394
1990 – – 5 #9,463
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Famous people named Yannis

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

  1. 1 Yannis Stournaras Yannis Stournaras Greek economist (born 1956) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Yannis?

The median living Yannis is about 11 years old. Half of all living Yanniss are between 4 and 20 years old.

How many people named Yannis are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Yannis are alive in the United States, based on 743 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Yannis in 2025?

Yannis ranked #4,043 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 27 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Yannis?

743 babies have been named Yannis in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Yannis most popular?

Yannis peaked in 2023, when 58 newborns received the name.

Is Yannis a boy or girl name?

Yannis is used for both: about 21% of babies named Yannis have been girls and 79% boys.

Is the name Yannis rising or falling?

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

Will Yannis become more popular?

Yannis is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 33 boys named Yannis 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 Yannis?

Well-known people named Yannis include Yannis Stournaras (politician).

Names like Yannis

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

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