Giovanni

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Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Giovanni is a male Italian given name. It is the Italian equivalent of the English name John. Giovanni is frequently contracted to Gianni, Gian, or Gio, particularly in the name Gianbattista, and can also be found as a surname.

From Wikipedia

Giovanni first appears in the data in 1907 and has been recorded in 108 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 3,434 babies (rank #117 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,951 boys (rank #122). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Giovanni

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

87,354
Total babies (all years)
108
Years in the data
3,434
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
190710#898
19098#1,114
19105#1,686
19118#1,325
191213#1,384
191316#1,336
191417#1,513
191523#1,430
191627#1,314
191720#1,664
191823#1,560
191923#1,547
192020#1,782
192122#1,672
192215#2,182
192312#2,502
192414#2,283
192513#2,354
19269#2,998
192711#2,593
192814#2,201
19295#4,203
193011#2,507
19317#3,214
19329#2,718
19338#2,829
19347#3,109
19358#2,795
19376#3,295
19465#3,708
19475#3,943
19485#3,876
19495#3,900
19509#2,651
19517#3,176
19529#2,756
19536#3,570
19549#2,821
195516#1,995
195617#1,966
195724#1,649
195829#1,461
195927#1,533
196025#1,637
196136#1,333
196239#1,248
196367#914
196450#1,074
196560#948
196664#905
196761#927
196879#827
196996#791
197099#813
197194#840
1972127#714
1973143#669
1974149#662
1975154#666
1976162#648
1977143#711
1978158#667
1979187#626
1980205#612
1981241#542
1982247#547
1983245#536
1984278#508
1985305#497
1986341#469
1987377#458
1988496#402
1989624#363
1990755#328
1991779#323
1992892#300
1993963#288
1994952#286
19951,115#253
19961,245#238
19971,281#239
19981,418#225
19991,531#221
20001,757#201
20011,873#196
20021,841#202
20032,201#177
20042,032#189
20052,600#158
20062,830#147
20073,115#134
20082,906#140
20093,072#133
20103,434#117
20113,323#117
20123,091#120
20132,991#128
20143,246#125
20153,139#130
20162,939#141
20172,801#142
20182,771#143
20192,673#142
20203,053#120
20213,008#124
20222,981#122
20232,919#123
20242,951#122