Giannis

“God is gracious” — Hebrew (via Greek) origin

Boy's name · #1688 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Giannis has appeared in US records since 2014 — best rank #1217 (2022) · 1,046 babies named Giannis all-time · 1 in 17,000 boys born in 2025.

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

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

Among 504 notable people named Giannis:

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

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