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Yanis

“Variant of John — God is gracious” — Hebrew via Greek, Latin, and Old French origin

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

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.

Around the world: #61 in Belgium (2025) · #83 in France (2025).

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

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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