Giovanni

#6,838 for girls in 2025, 16 births · #123 for boys in 2025, 2,939 births
Given to boys 98.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
2010 · 3,434 births
Debut · boys
10 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
89,368
since 1907

Giovanni over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Giovanni has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #117, 2010boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,83816#1232,939
2024#7,25115#1222,964
2023#13,4626#1232,922
2022#8,03213#1222,987
2021#7,25015#1243,009
2020#7,96913#1203,058
2019#8,59712#1422,675
2018#9,15111#1432,772
2017#7,44215#1422,803
2016#10,11310#1412,939
2015#8,93112#1303,140
2014#9,51711#1253,246
2013#7,74815#1282,992
2012#8,63213#1203,093
2011#7,11817#1173,324
2010#9,79011#1173,434
2009#8,88813#1333,072
2008#6,35021#1402,906
2007#5,09728#1343,115
2006#6,84018#1472,830
2005#4,95826#1582,600
2004#7,39115#1892,032
2003#6,88516#1772,201
2002#5,44421#2021,841
2001#3,78534#1961,873
2000#4,79124#2011,757
1999#4,71823#2211,531
1998#3,83130#2251,418
1997#3,81529#2391,281
1996#4,18425#2381,245
1995#3,28534#2531,115
1994#4,11525#286952
1993#2,72544#288963
1992#3,34333#300892
1991#4,20824#322779
1990#3,81327#328755
1989#3,56628#362624
1988#4,01522#402496
1987#3,42426#457377
1986#3,75722#469341
1985#4,45517#497305
1984#4,31817#508278
1983#4,68615#535245
1982#4,52716#547247
1981#6,32310#541241
1980#5,54412#612205
1979#8,0617#625187
1978#5,56311#666158
1977#6,3409#710143
1976#4,90512#646163
1975#7,1737#666154
1974#5,01111#659150
1973#4,58612#669143
1972#5,4809#713127
1971#8,3245#83894
1970#81299
1969#78297
1968#82779
1967#92561
1966#90164
1965#94261
1964#1,07050
1963#91167
1962#1,24239
1961#1,32236
1960#1,61925
1959#1,52227
1958#1,48328
1957#1,58325
1956#1,94517
1955#1,97916
1954#2,7439
1953#3,4256
1952#2,6809
1951#3,0667
1950#2,5809
1949#3,6905
1948#3,6685
1947#3,7335
1946#3,5255
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
1937#3,1756
1936
1935#2,7198
1934#2,9737
1933#2,7388
1932#2,6389
1931#3,0957
1930#2,44411
1929#3,9595
1928#2,16214
1927#2,52311
1926#2,9049
1925#2,31313
1924#2,22914
1923#2,44612
1922#2,14315
1921#1,64822
1920#1,74720
1919#1,53123
1918#1,53923
1917#1,64320
1916#1,30427
1915#1,41023
1914#1,49217
1913#1,31116
1912#1,35313
1911#1,2908
1910#1,5895
1909#1,0838
1908
1907#86610
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First appearance
1907

The first year at least five boys were named Giovanni! It came in at #866, and was given to 10 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1908, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Giovanni is popular in 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedNHWashington: #397 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,066 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedMNIllinois: #169 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 898 boysILWisconsin: #526 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,044 boysWIMichigan: #505 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,202 boysMINew York: #165 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 1,040 boysNYMassachusetts: #236 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,146 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedORNevada: #303 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,913 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedINOhio: #534 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 6,681 boysOHPennsylvania: #292 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,530 boysPANew Jersey: #149 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,076 boysNJConnecticut: #175 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,318 boysCTCalifornia: #165 for boys · 330 births · 1 in 809 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedUTColorado: #321 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,210 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedWVVirginia: #464 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,099 boysVAMaryland: #461 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,295 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedDEArizona: #358 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,456 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedNMKansas: #342 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,582 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #654 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,456 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #405 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,212 boysOKLouisiana: #593 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,684 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedHITexas: #345 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 2,220 boysTXFlorida: #159 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 939 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#149 · 1 in 1,076
  2. Florida#159 · 1 in 939
  3. California#165 · 1 in 809
  4. New York#165 · 1 in 1,040
  5. Illinois#169 · 1 in 898

Best ever in a state: #35 in Rhode Island, 2023.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#149471 in 1,076
Florida#159911 in 939
California#1653301 in 809
New York#1651211 in 1,040
Illinois#169941 in 898
Connecticut#175151 in 1,318
Massachusetts#236181 in 2,146
Pennsylvania#292291 in 2,530
Nevada#30351 in 1,913
Colorado#321111 in 2,210
Kansas#34261 in 2,582
Texas#345691 in 2,220
Arizona#358131 in 2,456
Washington#397111 in 3,066
Oklahoma#40561 in 3,212
Maryland#46171 in 4,295
Virginia#464101 in 4,099
Michigan#505121 in 5,202
Wisconsin#52651 in 6,044
Ohio#534111 in 6,681
Louisiana#59361 in 4,684
North Carolina#65461 in 7,456
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Giovanni
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1 spot since 2024 (#122#123)
  • 3 spots since 2020 (#120#123)
  • 7 spots since 2015 (#130#123)
  • Biggest jump: 331 spots in 1963 (#1,242#911)
  • Biggest drop: 159 spots in 1964 (#911#1,070)
Rise & fade · boys
103 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1907
  • Peaked 2010 at #117 (3,434 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 63 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 63 yrs · run 1965–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 559
  • Highest: 1 in 559 boys born in 2010 were named Giovanni (0.18%)
  • Latest: 1 in 581 boys born in 2025 (0.17%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 34.0% of all boys named Giovanni (30,418) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s18#866 (1907)#975
1910s175#1,290 (1911)#1,446
1920s135#1,648 (1921)#2,407
1930s56#2,444 (1930)#2,826
1940s20#3,525 (1946)#3,654
1950s153#1,483 (1958)#2,301
1960s579#782 (1969)#1,054
1970s1,418#625 (1979)#700
1980s3,359#362 (1989)#493
1990s10,931#221 (1999)#270
2000s24,227#133 (2009)#168
2010s30,418#117 (2010)#131
2020s17,879#120 (2020)#122

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Giovanni in 1994

girls
#4,115
25 births · 1 in 71,430 girls
boys
#286
952 births · 1 in 2,029 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #4,115Giovanni25

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #286Giovanni952
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 71,430 of them was named Giovanni, which outranked 73.9% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Giovanni
  1. #4,016Zayra26
  2. #4,016Zoraida26
  3. #4,016Zully26
  4. #4,115Giovanni25
  5. #4,115Abigal25
  6. #4,115Abrielle25
  7. #4,115Alasia25
  8. #4,238Adelaida24
  9. #4,238Adreana24
  10. #4,238Aeriel24

Tied with 122 names at #4,115; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. 4,523Nohely#5,419#896
  2. 4,322Aaliyah#4,524#202
  3. 2,306Zana#3,108#802
  4. 1,711Aliyah#2,068#357
  5. 1,430Zhane#2,012#582
Fallers
  1. 1,015Coraima#875#1,890
  2. 799Kalene#929#1,728
  3. 656Deyanira#938#1,594
  4. 577Crysta#968#1,545
  5. 562Hilary#647#1,209

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 2,029 of them was named Giovanni, which outranked 97.2% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Giovanni
  1. #283Marquis959
  2. #284Gerald954
  3. #284Jamie954
  4. #286Giovanni952
  5. #287Kendall949
  6. #288Johnathon948
  7. #288Miles948
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. 1,574Tyrin#2,509#935
  2. 714River#1,638#924
  3. 472Bryton#1,460#988
  4. 463Kahlil#1,444#981
  5. 446Jayden#1,295#849
Fallers
  1. 551Garth#965#1,516
  2. 364Jordy#828#1,192
  3. 342Montel#889#1,231
  4. 289Darrel#889#1,178
  5. 245Deante#859#1,104

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1994