How popular is the name Giannis?

1,083 US babies were named Giannis between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2022.

What careers are people named Giannis over-represented in?

Among notable men who are footballers, Gianniss show up 2.1× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Giannis

Giannis. 1,083 US babies since 1940, peak 2022. Notable Gianniss are 2.1× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2022

1,083 US babies were named Giannis between 1940 and 2025.

Giannis around the world

France: 110 babies since 1900, peak 2021, No. 2,933 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Gianniss end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	2.1×	High · 120 people
Politician	0.7×	High · 37 people
Singer	2.1×	High · 27 people
Basketball player	1.5×	High · 26 people

Among notable men who are footballers, Gianniss show up 2.1× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

One more thing…

Gianniss are 1.7× more likely than expected to be poets.

The surprise career: Medium confidence · 13 notable people.

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Name twins (peaked around 2022)