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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201997peak #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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1934—#2,9737
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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
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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 1997

  • 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: #311 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,873 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: #299 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,403 boysMNIllinois: #118 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 557 boysILWisconsin: #306 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,395 boysWIMichigan: #529 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,391 boysMINew York: #163 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 1,017 boysNYMassachusetts: #173 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,296 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedRIOregon: #352 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,419 boysORNevada: #145 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 594 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedSDIowa: #309 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,322 boysIAIndiana: #445 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,145 boysINOhio: #582 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,001 boysOHPennsylvania: #251 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,000 boysPANew Jersey: #130 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 776 boysNJConnecticut: #140 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 803 boysCTCalifornia: #146 for boys · 399 births · 1 in 616 boysCAUtah: #339 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,125 boysUTColorado: #279 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,563 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: #390 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,969 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedDEArizona: #254 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,431 boysAZNew Mexico: #240 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,184 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #524 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,701 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: #687 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,374 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedALGeorgia: #528 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,182 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Giovanni, so not publishedHITexas: #231 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 1,181 boysTXFlorida: #165 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 885 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Illinois#118 · 1 in 557
  2. New Jersey#130 · 1 in 776
  3. Connecticut#140 · 1 in 803
  4. Nevada#145 · 1 in 594
  5. California#146 · 1 in 616

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Illinois#1181431 in 557
New Jersey#130621 in 776
Connecticut#140231 in 803
Nevada#145181 in 594
California#1463991 in 616
New York#1631131 in 1,017
Florida#165971 in 885
Massachusetts#173281 in 1,296
Texas#2311331 in 1,181
New Mexico#24091 in 1,184
Pennsylvania#251331 in 2,000
Arizona#254241 in 1,431
Colorado#279161 in 1,563
Minnesota#299121 in 2,403
Wisconsin#306121 in 2,395
Iowa#30971 in 2,322
Washington#311181 in 1,873
Utah#33991 in 2,125
Oregon#35281 in 2,419
Virginia#390131 in 2,969
Indiana#44591 in 4,145
North Carolina#524101 in 4,701
Georgia#528121 in 4,182
Michigan#529111 in 5,391
Ohio#582101 in 7,001
Louisiana#68751 in 5,374
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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 1997

girls
#3,815
29 births · 1 in 60,024 girls
boys
#239
1,281 births · 1 in 1,472 boys

Top girls' names in 1997

  1. #1Emily25,734
  2. #2Jessica21,045
  3. #3Ashley20,897
  4. #4Sarah20,716
  5. #5Hannah20,597
  6. #6Samantha20,170
  7. #7Taylor19,504
  8. #8Alexis17,171
  9. #9Elizabeth15,430
  10. #10Madison15,189
  11. #3,815Giovanni29

Top boys' names in 1997

  1. #1Michael37,562
  2. #2Jacob34,163
  3. #3Matthew31,517
  4. #4Christopher29,108
  5. #5Joshua28,289
  6. #6Nicholas27,258
  7. #7Andrew25,208
  8. #8Brandon25,197
  9. #9Austin25,118
  10. #10Tyler24,879
  11. #239Giovanni1,281
More about 1997

girls

1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 60,024 of them was named Giovanni, which outranked 76.4% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Giovanni
  1. #3,716Wesley30
  2. #3,716Xavier30
  3. #3,716Zoee30
  4. #3,815Giovanni29
  5. #3,815Aidee29
  6. #3,815Ajia29
  7. #3,815Akila29
  8. #3,897Adelle28
  9. #3,897Alaa28
  10. #3,897Alessa28

Tied with 81 names at #3,815; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,582Yulisa#10,567 → #985
  2. ↑ 3,882Yulissa#4,306 → #424
  3. ↑ 2,634Tea#3,429 → #795
  4. ↑ 2,046Taya#2,901 → #855
  5. ↑ 1,202Julisa#1,930 → #728
Fallers
  1. ↓ 931Yamilex#707 → #1,638
  2. ↓ 477Suzette#998 → #1,475
  3. ↓ 457Chynna#834 → #1,291
  4. ↓ 396Moesha#547 → #943
  5. ↓ 377Daijah#975 → #1,352

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

boys

1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 1,472 of them was named Giovanni, which outranked 97.8% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Giovanni
  1. #235Nolan1,311
  2. #237Trey1,291
  3. #238Julio1,288
  4. #239Giovanni1,281
  5. #240Alberto1,272
  6. #241Brent1,254
  7. #242Tony1,248
Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,420Jaret#2,145 → #725
  2. ↑ 712Kobe#1,265 → #553
  3. ↑ 580Ronaldo#1,465 → #885
  4. ↑ 420Jarett#1,334 → #914
  5. ↑ 416Gianni#1,093 → #677
Fallers
  1. ↓ 562Shaquille#662 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 373Dalvin#977 → #1,350
  3. ↓ 355Montel#990 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 328Codie#884 → #1,212
  5. ↓ 328Jair#884 → #1,212

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

See the top 100 for 1997 →