Boys' name · since 1964
Ioannis
1,400 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.
- #4,152 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,783 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,400
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ioannis is the #3783 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,400 recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Ioannis recorded 1,400 times among boys since 1964, holding rank #3783 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #4,152 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,783 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,400 born since 1964
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ioannis ranks #4,152 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,783 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,400 born since 1964, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,152 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,783 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,400
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ioannis's 1,400 recorded births place it above 90.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ioannis compares
1,400 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Ioannis's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ioannis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,400 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ioannis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ioannis's full recorded timeline at 1997, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ioannis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Ioannis by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (283 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Ioannis's strongest decade.
283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Ioannis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
182 births
- 1980s
1980s
259 births
- 1990s
1990s
229 births
- 2000s
2000s
265 births
- 2010s
2010s
283 births
- 2020s
2020s
172 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 283 births (20% of all-time use).
How Ioannis 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 Ioannis's total volume
Ioannis by state
Where Ioannis concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 378 | 27.0% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
378 of 1,400 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ioannis's data
- Ioannis's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (283 total births) through the 2020s (172) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ioanniss (378 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ioannis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
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, 1964–2025 (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 Ioannis 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.