Yianni
Yianni is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek.
- Greek
Meaning & Origin of Yianni
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yianni is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
The Story of Yianni
Yianni first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2011: 22 births, good for #4,355 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Yiannis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,372 among baby boy names with 18 births, gradually rising (+10%). In total, more than 491 Yiannis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Yianni
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About the name Yianni
Yianni is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 491 births in the dataset. Yianni's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #4,264. Use the chart and map above to compare Yianni'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.