Giancarlo

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Giancarlo or Gian Carlo is a masculine double name, composed of the Italian names Giovanni and Carlo. Giancarlo or Gian Carlo is an apocopated and blended form of the name Giovanni Carlo. Giancarlo is the equivalent form of the English double name John Charles.

From Wikipedia

Giancarlo first appears in the data in 1956 and has been recorded in 65 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 381 babies (rank #641 that year). In 2024 it was given to 133 boys (rank #1,404). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Giancarlo

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

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

8,526

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

381

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Giancarlo

Giancarlo Espositofilm actor · b. 1958
Giancarlo Gianninidub actor · b. 1942
Giancarlo Antognoniassociation football player · b. 1954
Giancarlo Gonzálezassociation football player · b. 1988
Giancarlo De Sistiassociation football player · b. 1943

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1956	5	#4,152
1961	5	#4,283
1962	5	#4,272
1963	7	#3,437
1964	8	#3,123
1965	7	#3,359
1966	6	#3,674
1967	10	#2,664
1968	11	#2,637
1969	16	#2,170
1970	23	#1,867
1971	15	#2,491
1972	16	#2,364
1973	19	#2,160
1974	14	#2,717
1975	27	#1,805
1976	37	#1,478
1977	33	#1,655
1978	43	#1,415
1979	39	#1,518
1980	50	#1,329
1981	57	#1,211
1982	53	#1,280
1983	59	#1,185
1984	51	#1,305
1985	54	#1,310
1986	96	#934
1987	94	#976
1988	83	#1,093
1989	98	#1,048
1990	128	#911
1991	124	#959
1992	129	#945
1993	120	#994
1994	144	#911
1995	107	#1,099
1996	126	#990
1997	130	#994
1998	157	#913
1999	186	#820
2000	197	#817
2001	215	#785
2002	224	#770
2003	298	#667
2004	297	#679
2005	282	#721
2006	299	#721
2007	323	#715
2008	381	#641
2009	357	#680
2010	319	#721
2011	280	#793
2012	272	#814
2013	287	#783
2014	272	#829
2015	265	#847
2016	206	#991
2017	206	#992
2018	200	#1,026
2019	186	#1,078
2020	156	#1,210
2021	171	#1,161
2022	165	#1,205
2023	143	#1,330
2024	133	#1,404