Yiannis comes from the Hebrew / Greek tradition, meaning God is gracious.
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How popular is Yiannis?
2024peak year
Yiannis reached its widest reach during the 2020s. In 2024, 31 babies received the name (ranked #3674). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #5206), with about 20 babies given the name annually. Yiannis has been trending upward in recent years. The all-time total comes to roughly 377 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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