The first name Giannis

In 2025, 7 boys were named Giannis, making it the 2,952nd most popular boys’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Giannis with other names.

In 2025, 97 boys born in the United States were named Giannis, the 1,692nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 162 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Giannis Okkas
  Cypriot footballer, born 1977
• Yannis Karagiannis
  Cypriot singer, born 1994
• Giannis Satsias
  Cypriot association football player, born 2002
• Karim Ziani
  Algerian and French footballer, born 1982
• Yannis Papanikolaou
  Association football player, born 1998
• Yanis David
  French triple jumper from Guadaloupe, born 1997
• Yanis Lenne
  French handball player, born 1996
• Yanis Karabelyov
  Bulgarian association football player (born 1996)
• Yanis Rahmani
  French association football player, born 1995
• Yanis Merdji
  Algerian and French footballer, born 1993
• Yanis Hamache
  French association football player, born 1999
• Yanis Issoufou
  French-Nigerien-Moroccan footballer, born 2006

What does the name Giannis mean?

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

How popular is the name Giannis?

In 2025, 7 boys born in England and Wales were named Giannis, ranking 2,952nd.

Is Giannis a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 97% of the 1,083 US babies named Giannis since 1880 were boys.

When was Giannis most popular?

2022 in the United States, when 162 babies were named Giannis, its highest rank at 1,217th.

What are other spellings of Giannis?

Yannis.