Ioannis is a distinctive choice, ranked #1613 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ioannis in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1613
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About the Name Ioannis
Ioannis has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 88 places in five years. It was most popular in 2017 at #1289 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ioannis is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ioannis in their class.
Ioannis Pittas — Ioannis Pittas is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia and the Cyprus national team.
Ioannis Chelis — Giannis Chelis was a Greek footballer, who last played for Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. in the Football League 2 as a centre back.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ioannis
Unlikely. With around 16 UK babies named Ioannis per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ioannis in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ioannis is declining: down 299 places since 2020, to #1,613 in 2025. It peaked at #1,289 in 2017.
Ioannis is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ioannis include: Ioannis Constantinou, Ioannis Pittas and Ioannis Gelios. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ioannis does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ioanniss in the wild.
16
UK babies named Ioannis (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 299 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ioannis
Almost certainly the only Ioannis in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ioannis
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Count Ioannis Antoniou Kapodistrias, sometimes anglicized as John Capodistrias, was a Greek statesman who was one of the most distinguished politicians and diplomats of 19th-century Europe.