babyNamedYannis
“God is gracious; Greek form of John”
Boy’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 666th
- births in 2023–2025
- 200
- babies born in France
- 1 in 9,091
- −5.8% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2000
Meaning and origin of Yannis
Yannis means “God is gracious; Greek form of John” and is of Greek origin.
Popularity of Yannis in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2000.
- Over recent years, Yannis has been falling (−5.8% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Yannis every 3.1 schools, all spellings combined.
Yannis in English-speaking countries
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
813th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 10,260
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,556th boys’ name49 babies in 3 years1 boy in 16,864
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
98 babies in 3 years1 boy in 52,465+7.2% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: 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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