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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #117, 2010boys
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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
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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
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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 1996

  • 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: #429 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,367 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: #150 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 743 boysILWisconsin: #339 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,928 boysWIMichigan: #357 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,979 boysMINew York: #144 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 880 boysNYMassachusetts: #184 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,430 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedORNevada: #131 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 496 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: #561 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,269 boysINOhio: #349 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,196 boysOHPennsylvania: #247 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,953 boysPANew Jersey: #152 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,035 boysNJConnecticut: #199 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,478 boysCTCalifornia: #135 for boys · 435 births · 1 in 583 boysCAUtah: #293 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,722 boysUTColorado: #264 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,552 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedNEMissouri: #603 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,899 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedWVVirginia: #364 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,787 boysVAMaryland: #334 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,394 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedDEArizona: #259 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,458 boysAZNew Mexico: #296 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,542 boysNMKansas: #405 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,006 boysKSArkansas: #363 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,419 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #593 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,735 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedALGeorgia: #490 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,727 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedHITexas: #249 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 1,310 boysTXFlorida: #180 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,011 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nevada#131 · 1 in 496
  2. California#135 · 1 in 583
  3. New York#144 · 1 in 880
  4. Illinois#150 · 1 in 743
  5. New Jersey#152 · 1 in 1,035

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#131211 in 496
California#1354351 in 583
New York#1441351 in 880
Illinois#1501091 in 743
New Jersey#152471 in 1,035
Florida#180841 in 1,011
Massachusetts#184261 in 1,430
Connecticut#199131 in 1,478
Pennsylvania#247351 in 1,953
Texas#2491191 in 1,310
Arizona#259231 in 1,458
Colorado#264161 in 1,552
Utah#293111 in 1,722
New Mexico#29671 in 1,542
Maryland#334121 in 2,394
Wisconsin#339101 in 2,928
Ohio#349221 in 3,196
Michigan#357201 in 2,979
Arkansas#36361 in 2,419
Virginia#364141 in 2,787
Kansas#40551 in 3,006
Washington#429101 in 3,367
Georgia#490131 in 3,727
Indiana#56161 in 6,269
North Carolina#59381 in 5,735
Missouri#60351 in 6,899
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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 1996

girls
#4,184
25 births · 1 in 70,120 girls
boys
#238
1,245 births · 1 in 1,522 boys

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #4,184Giovanni25

Top boys' names in 1996

  1. #1Michael38,373
  2. #2Matthew32,077
  3. #3Jacob31,925
  4. #4Christopher30,904
  5. #5Joshua29,175
  6. #6Nicholas27,724
  7. #7Tyler26,956
  8. #8Brandon25,847
  9. #9Austin25,663
  10. #10Andrew25,244
  11. #238Giovanni1,245
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 70,120 of them was named Giovanni, which outranked 73.7% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Giovanni
  1. #4,059Zandra26
  2. #4,059Zaynah26
  3. #4,059Zina26
  4. #4,184Giovanni25
  5. #4,184Ailyn25
  6. #4,184Alejandrina25
  7. #4,184Alvina25
  8. #4,306Abbigayle24
  9. #4,306Abigal24
  10. #4,306Adalia24

Tied with 121 names at #4,184; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

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

boys

1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 1,522 of them was named Giovanni, which outranked 97.7% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Giovanni
  1. #235Louis1,283
  2. #236Alberto1,249
  3. #237Trey1,247
  4. #238Giovanni1,245
  5. #239Josiah1,243
  6. #240Zackary1,239
  7. #241Kristopher1,238
Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,398Keyshawn#2,178 → #780
  2. ↑ 1,171Jair#2,055 → #884
  3. ↑ 1,065Kordell#2,055 → #990
  4. ↑ 856Shemar#1,758 → #902
  5. ↑ 686Nasir#1,648 → #962
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Unknown#665 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 649Rashaan#937 → #1,586
  3. ↓ 633Savon#966 → #1,599
  4. ↓ 514Latrell#966 → #1,480
  5. ↓ 351Rakeem#970 → #1,321

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

See the top 100 for 1996 →