babyNamedYanis
“God is gracious”
Boy’s name, of Hebrew and Greek origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 80th
- births in 2023–2025
- 2,515
- babies born in France
- 1 in 725
- −6.7% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2007
Meaning and origin of Yanis
Yanis means “God is gracious” and is of Hebrew and Greek origin.
Popularity of Yanis in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2007.
- Over recent years, Yanis has been falling (−6.7% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Yanis every 3.1 schools, all spellings combined.
Yanis in English-speaking countries
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
602nd boys’ name14 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,130
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
838th boys’ name114 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,249−3.6% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,126th boys’ name23 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,389
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
165 babies in 3 years1 boy in 31,161+6.7% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Yanis and Yanïs are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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