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Ioannis

Boy

Meaning of Ioannis: Greek: 'God is gracious'

Ioannis is a boy's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3675th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1402nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3675

29 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1402

19 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,400

First recorded 1964 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 35 babies1982: 27 babies1983: 29 babies1984: 22 babies1985: 21 babies1986: 23 babies1987: 14 babies1988: 28 babies1989: 32 babies1990: 21 babies19901991: 25 babies1992: 27 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 28 babies1995: 17 babies1996: 23 babies1997: 19 babies1998: 27 babies1999: 27 babies2000: 22 babies20002001: 28 babies2002: 28 babies2003: 30 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 31 babies2006: 29 babies2007: 39 babies2008: 15 babies2009: 28 babies2010: 36 babies20102011: 35 babies2012: 22 babies2013: 32 babies2014: 20 babies2015: 22 babies2016: 30 babies2017: 28 babies2018: 40 babies2019: 18 babies2020: 35 babies20202021: 33 babies2022: 20 babies2023: 20 babies2024: 35 babies2025: 29 babies
US babies named Ioannis per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 40.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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