How Many People Are Named Yiannis?
An estimated 372 people in the United States have the first name Yiannis. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Yiannis peaked in popularity in 2024 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yiannis as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yiannis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
372
About 1 in 921,383 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2024
31 births
Total Registered
377
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yiannis
Yiannis is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 377 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yiannis as a male name
Ranked #3,674 in 2024
31 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (31 births)
Yiannis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yiannis span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 130 babies were registered. Yiannis remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Yiannis by Decade
How has Yiannis tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yiannis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yiannis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yiannis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yiannis?
We estimate approximately 372 people named Yiannis are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 921,383 Americans share this first name.
Is Yiannis a common name?
Yiannis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 377 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yiannis most popular?
Yiannis reached peak popularity in 2024, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yiannis is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yiannis a male name?
Yiannis is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yiannis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yiannis Smith, Yiannis Johnson, Yiannis Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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