Yanis

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Variant of John (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #2568 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Yanis is near its high-water mark: it reached #2132 in 2021 and still ranked #2568 in 2025. About 670 boys have carried it since 1998.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#61 in Belgium (2025) · #83 in France (2025) · #252 in Switzerland (2025) · #475 in Netherlands (2025) · #672 in Ireland (2025) · #834 in Sweden (2025) · #972 in Austria (2025) · #1,005 in England & Wales (2025) · #534 in Canada (2024).

Famous Yanises

Yanis Varoufakis — Greek economist and politician
Yanis Begraoui — Moroccan and French footballer
Yanis Lenne — French handball player
Yanis Karabelyov — Bulgarian association football player (born 1996)
Yanis Rahmani — French association football player

What Yanises become

Among 165 notable people named Yanis:

Political leaders appear 3.18× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yanis Varoufakis, Greek economist and politician.

Similar names: Yan · Saylor · Yaziel · Alastor · Giannis · Artemis

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