Giannis

Primarily a boy's name · 97% boys

Meaning

Yannis, Yiannis, or Giannis is a common Greek given name, a variant of John meaning "God is gracious." In formal Greek the name exists only as Ioannis. Variants include Yannis, Iannis, Yannakis, Yanis, and the rare Yannos, usually found in the Peloponnese and Cyprus.

From Wikipedia

Giannis first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 10 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 162 babies (rank #1,217 that year). In 2024 it was given to 122 boys (rank #1,482). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Giannis

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Giannis yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

979

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

162

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Giannis

Giannis Amanatidisassociation football player · b. 1981

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	5	#12,698
2016	8	#9,130
2017	26	#4,025
2018	61	#2,243
2019	144	#1,289
2020	126	#1,388
2021	155	#1,237
2022	162	#1,217
2023	138	#1,361
2024	122	#1,482