Ioannis
Ioannis or Ioannes, shortened to Giannis or Yannis (Γιάννης) is a Greek given name cognate with Johannes and John, ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan.
- Greek
Meaning & Origin of Ioannis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ioannis or Ioannes, shortened to Giannis or Yannis (Γιάννης) is a Greek given name cognate with Johannes and John, ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
The Story of Ioannis
American parents first put Ioannis on the record books as a baby boy name in 1964, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 40 Ioanniss were born — ranking #2,942 that year. About 20% of every Ioannis on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ioannis ranks #4,007 for baby boys with 27 births, falling sharply (-16%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Ioannis
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About the name Ioannis
Ioannis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Ioannis's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #1,661. Use the chart and map above to compare Ioannis's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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