Yanis is a distinctive choice, ranked #1108 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Yanis in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1108
About the Name Yanis
Yanis has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 468 places in five years. It was most popular in 2023 at #625 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Yanis is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Yanis
Unlikely. With around 26 UK babies named Yanis per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Yanis in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Yanis has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 468 places in the last five years. Its peak was #625 in 2023. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Yanis 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 Yanis include: Yanis Varoufakis — Ioannis Georgiou "Yanis" Varoufakis is a Greek economist and politician.; Yanis Marshall — Yanis Marshall is a French dancer and choreographer.; César Yanis — César Augusto Yanis Velasco is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as left winger for Chilean club Cobresal on loan from Costa Rican club San....
Yanis does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Yaniss in the wild.
26
UK babies named Yanis (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 468 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Yanis
Likely around 1 other Yanis in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Yanis
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ioannis Georgiou "Yanis" Varoufakis is a Greek economist and politician. Since 2018, he has been Secretary-General of the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25), a left-wing pan-European political party he co-founded in 2016.
César Augusto Yanis Velasco is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as left winger for Chilean club Cobresal on loan from Costa Rican club San Carlos.
Abu'-Fatḥ Nāṣir (or Amīr) al-Juyūsh Sayf al-Islām Sharaf al-Islām Yānis al-Rūmī al-Armanī al-Ḥāfiẓī, commonly simply known by his given name Yānis (i.e., John), was an Armenian military slave who served as vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate for nine months in 1131–1132.
Yanis Esmerelda David is a French athlete, born on 12 December 1997. Yanis is a specialist in the women's triple jump, representing France and its overseas department of Guadeloupe in international competition.
Yanis Kanidis (Greek: Γιάννης Κανίδης, Russian: Иван Константинович Каниди, romanized: Ivan Constantinovich Kanidi; January 1, 1930 – September 3, 2004) was a Russian physical education teacher, born in Georgia of Caucasus Greek origin.
Yanis Begraoui is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Estoril Praia. Born in France, he represents Morocco at youth level.
Yanis Lenne is a French handball player for Montpellier Handball and the French national handball team. He is the older brother of fellow Montpellier player Arthur Lenne.