boy's name
Ioannis
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,155
Scotland
#858
2022 births
Ioannis is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2018, when 40 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 114,325 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1964.
Ioannis over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 182 |
| 1980s | 259 |
| 1990s | 229 |
| 2000s | 265 |
| 2010s | 283 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 172 |
How popular is Ioannis?
In 2025, Ioannis was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ioannis is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ioannis
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ioannis also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ioannis over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Ioannis in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Ioannis
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ioannis — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ioannis
How popular is the name Ioannis?
In 2025, Ioannis was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ioannis a girl's or a boy's name?
Ioannis is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Ioannis most popular?
Ioannis peaked in 2018, when 40 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Ioannis a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ioannis currently ranks #1,693 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.