boys' name ★ peaked 2010

Giovanni

Meaning Borrowed from Italian Giovanni Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #123 Trend → Stable

Borrowed from Italian Giovanni.

Rank 2025
#123
among boys · ↓1 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,955
named Giovanni · -1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 581
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2010
3,445 babies
All-time total
90,351
#337 all-time among boys
First recorded
1907
in Social Security records

Giovanni popularity over time

90,351 babies have been named Giovanni since 1907, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – 18 18 2 – #898
1910s – 175 175 18 +872% #1,314
1920s – 135 135 14 -23% #1,672
1930s – 56 56 6 -59% #2,507
1940s – 20 20 2 -64% #3,709
1950s – 153 153 15 +665% #1,494
1960s – 579 579 58 +278% #787
1970s 83 1,418 1,501 150 +159% #626
1980s 185 3,359 3,544 354 +136% #363
1990s 294 10,931 11,225 1,123 +217% #221
2000s 216 24,227 24,443 2,444 +118% #133
2010s 127 30,418 30,545 3,055 +25% #117
2020s (to 2025) 78 17,879 17,957 2,993 -2% #120

Where Giovanni is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 2,982 1.75 #119
2027 3,019 1.77 #118
2028 3,051 1.79 #118
2029 3,079 1.80 #115
2030 3,102 1.82 #114

Where Giovanni is most popular

Boys named Giovanni per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.72 per 1,000. Strongest in Rhode Island, New Mexico, and Delaware.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Giovanni born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Rhode Island 78 4.78 +179%
New Mexico 133 4.04 +135%
Delaware 55 3.63 +111%
Arizona 560 3.42 +99%
Nevada 186 3.26 +90%
Connecticut 218 3.22 +88%
New Jersey 544 2.70 +57%
California 2,267 2.48 +45%
Michigan 492 2.40 +40%
Nebraska 104 2.39 +39%
New York 1,035 2.39 +39%
Illinois 599 2.34 +37%
Colorado 301 2.33 +36%
Texas 2,027 2.30 +34%
Florida 1,039 2.19 +28%
Massachusetts 286 2.08 +21%
Pennsylvania 549 2.07 +20%
Ohio 539 2.03 +19%
Wisconsin 228 1.92 +12%
Kansas 130 1.90 +10%
Indiana 288 1.80 +5%
Maryland 203 1.70 ≈ national
South Carolina 169 1.64 -5%
Oregon 124 1.63 -5%
Washington 253 1.55 -10%
Oklahoma 128 1.45 -16%
North Carolina 367 1.44 -16%
Iowa 98 1.42 -17%
New Hampshire 31 1.40 -19%
Georgia 350 1.38 -19%
Idaho 53 1.30 -25%
Virginia 245 1.29 -25%
Missouri 168 1.21 -29%
Utah 109 1.14 -33%
Louisiana 109 1.07 -38%
Tennessee 183 1.01 -41%
Minnesota 123 1.00 -42%
Maine 19 0.979 -43%
Kentucky 94 0.937 -45%
Arkansas 55 0.869 -49%
Hawaii 12 0.773 -55%
Alabama 84 0.768 -55%
Mississippi 40 0.704 -59%
Alaska 7 0.588 -66%
South Dakota 10 0.537 -69%
District of Columbia 7 0.474 -72%
West Virginia 14 0.429 -75%
North Dakota 5 0.293 -83%
Montana – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Giovanni

Giovanni is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #123 in 2025 with 2,939 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1907, 90,351 American babies have been named Giovanni. Its peak came in 2010, when 3,445 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Giovanni stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Giovanni?

The median living Giovanni is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 22. An estimated 89 thousand people named Giovanni are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Giovanni year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 16 #6,937 2,939 #123
2024 15 #7,368 2,964 #122
2023 6 #14,030 2,922 #123
2022 13 #8,212 2,987 #122
2021 15 #7,393 3,009 #124
2020 13 #8,124 3,058 #120
2019 12 #8,773 2,675 #142
2018 11 #9,387 2,772 #143
2017 15 #7,590 2,803 #142
2016 10 #10,355 2,939 #141
2015 12 #9,148 3,140 #130
2014 11 #9,757 3,246 #125
2013 15 #7,901 2,992 #128
2012 13 #8,812 3,093 #120
2011 17 #7,226 3,324 #117
2010 11 #10,011 3,434 #117
2009 13 #9,071 3,072 #133
2008 21 #6,418 2,906 #140
2007 28 #5,141 3,115 #134
2006 18 #6,961 2,830 #147
2005 26 #5,000 2,600 #158
2004 15 #7,540 2,032 #189
2003 16 #6,990 2,201 #177
2002 21 #5,530 1,841 #202
2001 34 #3,812 1,873 #196
2000 24 #4,850 1,757 #201
1995 34 #3,308 1,115 #253
1990 27 #3,832 755 #328
1985 17 #4,517 305 #497
1980 12 #5,643 205 #612
1975 7 #7,419 154 #666
1970 – – 99 #813
1965 – – 61 #945
1960 – – 25 #1,637
1955 – – 16 #1,995
1950 – – 9 #2,651
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – 8 #2,795
1930 – – 11 #2,507
1925 – – 13 #2,354
1920 – – 20 #1,782
1915 – – 23 #1,430
1910 – – 5 #1,686
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Giovanni

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Giovanni Trapattoni Giovanni Trapattoni Italian football player and manager (born 1939) Contemporary
  2. 2 Giovanni Falcone Giovanni Falcone Italian judge (1939–1992) Contemporary
  3. 3 Giovanni Boccaccio Giovanni Boccaccio Italian author and poet (1313–1375) Medieval
  4. 4 Giovanni Gentile Giovanni Gentile Italian pedagogue, philosopher, and politician (1875–1944) 19th century
  5. 5 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian architect and artist (1720–1778) 18th century
  6. 6 Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici Italian banker (c. 1360–1429) Medieval
  7. 7 Giovanni da Verrazzano Giovanni da Verrazzano Florentine explorer of North America for France (1485–1528) Medieval
  8. 8 Giovanni Agnelli Giovanni Agnelli Italian businessman (1866–1945) 19th century
  9. 9 Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Italian Renaissance philosopher (1463–1494) Medieval
  10. 10 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Italian Renaissance composer (c. 1525 – 1594) 1520–1594 · 16th century
  11. 11 Giovanni Battista Re Giovanni Battista Re Italian cardinal (born 1934) Contemporary
  12. 12 Giovanni Bellini Giovanni Bellini Italian Renaissance painter (c. 1430 – 1516) Medieval
  13. 13 Giovanni Messe Giovanni Messe Italian field marshal and politician (1883–1968) 19th century
  14. 14 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Italian painter (1696–1770) 17th century
  15. 15 Giovanni Giustiniani Giovanni Giustiniani Genoese noble and captain (1418–1453) Medieval
  16. 16 Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Italian composer, violinist and organist (1710–1736) 18th century
  17. 17 Giovanni Domenico Cassini Giovanni Domenico Cassini Mathematician and astronomer (1625–1712) 17th century
  18. 18 Giovanni Paolo Panini Giovanni Paolo Panini Italian painter and architect (1691–1765) 17th century
  19. 19 Giovanni Schiaparelli Giovanni Schiaparelli Italian astronomer and science historian (1835–1910) 19th century
  20. 20 Giovanni da Pian del Carpine Giovanni da Pian del Carpine Italian diplomat and archbishop (c. 1185 – 1252) 1182–1252 · Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Giovanni, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Giovanni?

The median living Giovanni is about 14 years old. Half of all living Giovannis are between 7 and 22 years old.

How many people named Giovanni are alive today?

An estimated 89 thousand people named Giovanni are alive in the United States, based on 90,351 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Giovanni mean?

Borrowed from Italian Giovanni.

How popular is the name Giovanni in 2025?

Giovanni ranked #123 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,939 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Giovanni?

90,351 babies have been named Giovanni in the United States since 1907, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Giovanni most popular?

Giovanni peaked in 2010, when 3,445 newborns received the name.

Is Giovanni a boy or girl name?

Giovanni is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Giovanni rising or falling?

Giovanni has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Giovanni become more popular?

Giovanni looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 3,102 boys named Giovanni in 2030, ranking around #114. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Giovanni?

Well-known people named Giovanni include Giovanni Trapattoni (coach), Giovanni Falcone (judge), Giovanni Boccaccio (writer).

Names like Giovanni

Names that sound and feel close to Giovanni: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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