Giannis

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: From Hebrew (via Greek)

Boy's name · #1692 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

The whole story of Giannis fits in one generation — unrecorded before 2014, about 1,000 boys since, and a 2025 rank of #1692 (100 newborns last year).

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,474 in Ecuador (2025).

Famous Giannises

Giannis Antetokounmpo — Greek basketball player
Giannis Amanatidis — Greek executive, coach and retired association football player
Giannis Okkas — Cypriot footballer
Giannis Gianniotas — Greek footballer
Giannis Konstantelias — Greek footballer

In stories & tradition

Giannis — Seventh Day of Creation (book)

What Giannises become

Among 508 notable people named Giannis:

Entertainers appear 3.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Giannis Parios, Greek singer.

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