Giovanni Boy
How popular is Giovanni?
#123 boy name in 2025
2,939 baby boys were named Giovanni in the US in 2025, making it the 123rd most popular boy name. Another 16 girls got the name (#6,837 for girls).
Giovanni popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #123 for boys (▼ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,939 boys, 16 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-6% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #130 in 2015, #120 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2010 (3,434 boys) |
| Highest rank | #117 in 2010 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1907 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Giovanni counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Giovanni family of names ranked #120 for boys in 2025 (#117 the year before), with 3,192 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Giovanni | 2,939 | 92% |
| Giovani | 148 | 5% |
| Giovanny | 78 | 2% |
| Giovany | 17 | 1% |
| Giovannie | 10 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Giovanni is most popular
Babies named Giovanni per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Rhode Island: 4.8 per 1,000 (78 boys)
- New Mexico: 4.0 per 1,000 (133 boys)
- Delaware: 3.6 per 1,000 (55 boys)
- Arizona: 3.4 per 1,000 (560 boys)
- Nevada: 3.3 per 1,000 (186 boys)
Giovanni by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 18 | #865 |
| 1910s | 175 | #1,289 |
| 1920s | 135 | #1,648 |
| 1930s | 56 | #2,443 |
| 1940s | 20 | #3,524 |
| 1950s | 153 | #1,482 |
| 1960s | 579 | #782 |
| 1970s | 1,418 | #625 |
| 1980s | 3,359 | #362 |
| 1990s | 10,931 | #221 |
| 2000s | 24,227 | #133 |
| 2010s | 30,418 | #117 |
| 2020s | 17,879 | #120 |
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Questions
- Is Giovanni a boy or girl name?
- Giovanni is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Giovanni were boys.
- How popular is the name Giovanni?
- 2,939 baby boys were named Giovanni in the US in 2025, making it the 123rd most popular boy name. Another 16 girls got the name (#6,837 for girls).
- When was Giovanni most popular?
- Giovanni peaked in 2010, when 3,434 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #117, held for 2 years starting in 2010.
- How many people are named Giovanni?
- 90,351 babies have been named Giovanni in the US since 1880. We estimate about 88,573 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Giovanni most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Giovanni was most common in Rhode Island, at 4.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.