Boys' name · since 2014
Giannis
1,046 babies named Giannis in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,990 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,698 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,046
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Giannis currently ranks #1698 among boys' names in America, with 1,046 babies recorded since 2014.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Giannis has been recorded 1,046 times among boys since 2014, currently ranked #1698 nationally and more common than 88% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #4,990 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,698 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,046 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Giannis ranks #4,990 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,698 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,046 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,990 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,698 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,046
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Giannis's 1,046 recorded births place it above 89.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Giannis compares
1,046 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Giannis's all-time total is 183% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Giannis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,046 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 162 | 34 | 22,252 |
Giannis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Giannis splits its recorded history at 2020: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 162 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Giannis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 162
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Giannis popularity over time - girls
37 total births recorded since 2019 (Giannis as girls' name)
Giannis by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (802 births, 77% of the file).
2020s was Giannis's strongest decade.
802 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Giannis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 244
2010s
244 births
- 2020s
2020s
802 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 802 births (77% of all-time use).
How Giannis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Giannis's total volume
Giannis by state
Where Giannis concentrates geographically, total births since 2014
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 98 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 94 | 9.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 80 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 77 | 7.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 63 | 6.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 47 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 39 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 31 | 3.0% |
98 of 1,046 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Giannis appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Gianniss (98 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2014–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Giannis draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.