US rank #3631 Boys' name Peak 2024 377 births

Yiannis — #3631 US boys' name

377 babies named Yiannis in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s201990s782000s562010s932020s130
#3631
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Yiannis was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

31 babies were named Yiannis in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yiannis

The Social Security Administration has registered 377 babies named Yiannis between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yiannis currently holds the #3631 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yiannis performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yiannis shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Yiannis in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yiannis 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 377 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.

Yiannis at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

377

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2024

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,631

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yiannis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
31
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
010203040 20242019201420072002199519881981 5

Yiannis by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
130 births that decade — 34% of Yiannis's all-time total
1980s201990s782000s562010s932020s130

Yiannis by state

Where Yiannis concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yiannis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
15 4.0%
#2 Florida
5 1.3%
New York share of Yiannis's total US births 4.0%
Even split

15 of 377 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yiannis?
377 babies have been named Yiannis since 1981. It currently ranks #3631 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 31 births.
When was Yiannis most popular?
Yiannis was most popular in the 2020s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Yiannis most popular?
The top states for the name Yiannis are New York (15 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Yiannis been used?
Yiannis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yiannis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yianni, Yian, Yia. 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, 1981–2024 (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.