Yanis is a distinctive choice, ranked #976 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Yanis in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#976
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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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Yanis in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Yanis
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 Carlos.
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 Yanis
Unlikely. With around 31 UK babies named Yanis per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Yanis in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Yanis is declining: down 336 places since 2020, to #976 in 2025. It peaked at #625 in 2023.
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, Yanis Marshall and César Yanis. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
31
UK babies named Yanis (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 336 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
Almost certainly the only Yanis 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 Yanis
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
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 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.