Given name
Yianni
“God is gracious”
Yianni is a variant of Yan. In Hebrew use, Yan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yianni is a variant of Yan. In Hebrew use, Yan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yianni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 471
- 471 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #5,844 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −1%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,844 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 22 in 2011. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 505 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Yianni’s family of names
Yianni has a related form in Yan. In German usage, Yianni has a related form in Johannes.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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