Yannis

Yannis is a unisex given name: about 81% of people named Yannis are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow

Male 81%Female 19%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 81% male / 19% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Greece
US births since 1880: 332 male / 103 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Yannis

To address Yannis when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Yannis," in English, "Guten Tag Yannis," in German. About 81% of people named Yannis are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Yannis,

German

Guten Tag Yannis,

French

Bonjour Yannis,

Spanish

Estimado/a Yannis:

Chinese

Yannis您好：

Japanese

Yannis様

English

Hi Yannis,

German

Hi Yannis,

French

Salut Yannis,

Spanish

Hola Yannis,

Chinese

Yannis你好：

Japanese

Yannisさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Yannis by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	rare	man's name	76%
Greece	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

332 male · 103 female · 435 births recorded

Male 76%Female 24%

Since 1980: 76% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Yannis a male or female name?

Yannis is a unisex given name: about 81% of people named Yannis are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Yannis in an email?

Is Yannis a unisex name?

Yannis is not a unisex name: 81% of people named Yannis are men. Yannis leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Yannis a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yannis (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_yannis,
  title  = {Is Yannis a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yannis},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}