Giovanni
The Italian form of John, which comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, understood as Yahweh is gracious. It reached Italian through Greek Ioannes and Latin Iohannes.
Giovanni in 2025
Giovanni was given to 2,955 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 217th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,122 babies born.
The history of Giovanni
Giovanni reached its highest point in 2010, when 3,445 babies were given the name, ranking 202nd that year.
Across the 119 years of records since 1907, 90,351 babies have been named Giovanni. Half of them were born before 2010, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Giovanni by decade
| Decade | Babies named Giovanni | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 18 | 2,095 |
| 1910s | 175 | 2,613 |
| 1920s | 135 | 3,381 |
| 1930s | 56 | 4,798 |
| 1940s | 20 | 7,990 |
| 1950s | 153 | 3,437 |
| 1960s | 579 | 1,850 |
| 1970s | 1,501 | 1,395 |
| 1980s | 3,544 | 735 |
| 1990s | 11,225 | 425 |
| 2000s | 24,443 | 237 |
| 2010s | 30,545 | 202 |
| 2020s | 17,957 | 212 |
Where Giovanni is heading
Giovanni has fallen 6% over the past decade, from 3,152 babies in 2015 to 2,955 in 2025.
Names like Giovanni
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Giovanni.