Gianni

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Gianni is an Italian name, a short form of the Italian Giovanni and a cognate of John, meaning God is gracious. Gianni is the most common diminutive of Giovanni in Italian.

From Wikipedia

Gianni first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 146 babies (rank #142 that year). In 2024 it was given to 30 boys (rank #386). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Gianni

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gianni yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,530

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

146

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Gianni

Gianni Infantinosports official · b. 1970
Gianni Vernettijournalist · b. 1960
Gianni Morandirecording artist · b. 1944
Gianni Ameliodirector · b. 1945
Gianni MorbidelliFormula One driver · b. 1968

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	146	#142
2000	128	#157
2001	115	#162
2002	103	#172
2003	95	#177
2004	101	#185
2005	91	#200
2006	90	#210
2007	86	#218
2008	74	#251
2009	88	#224
2010	65	#275
2011	55	#297
2012	52	#310
2013	48	#322
2014	51	#319
2015	30	#416
2016	35	#382
2022	26	#434
2023	21	#481
2024	30	#386