US rank #3350 Boys' name Peak 2018 1,370 births

Ioannis — #3350 US boys' name

1,370 babies named Ioannis in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s1811980s2591990s2292000s2652010s2832020s143
#3350
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Ioannis was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

40 babies were named Ioannis in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ioannis

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,370 babies named Ioannis between 1964 and 2024, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ioannis currently holds the #3350 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ioannis performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 283 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ioannis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 370 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Ioannis in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ioannis in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,370 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ioannis at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,370

Since 1964

61 years of records

Peak year

2018

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,350

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1964

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ioannis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1964

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
40
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
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Ioannis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
283 births that decade — 21% of Ioannis's all-time total
1960s101970s1811980s2591990s2292000s2652010s2832020s143

Ioannis by state

Where Ioannis concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Ioannis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
370 27.0%
#2 Massachusetts
16 1.2%
#3 Illinois
10 0.7%
#4 New Jersey
6 0.4%
#5 Florida
5 0.4%
New York share of Ioannis's total US births 27.0%
Even split

370 of 1,370 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ioannis?
1,370 babies have been named Ioannis since 1964. It currently ranks #3350 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 40 births.
When was Ioannis most popular?
Ioannis was most popular in the 2010s decade with 283 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Ioannis most popular?
The top states for the name Ioannis are New York (370 births), Massachusetts (16 births), Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Ioannis been used?
Ioannis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 61 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ioannis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ioane, Ioan, Ioanis. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1964–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.