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Giovanni

Boy #14014 in 2023

Giovanni is a boy name that appears in U.S. Social Security records.

Popularity of Giovanni

Popularity, 1907–2023

2,925 births in 2023

1907 2023

83,436 U.S. births recorded from 1907–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2010

3,445 babies

First recorded

1907

116 years of history

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

John / Yahya / Yochanan

John the Baptist, named in the Qur’an as Yahya — the prophet who heralded Isa. His Hebrew name Yochanan means “Yahweh is gracious.”

Yahya يَحْيَى

Yochanan יוֹחָנָן

Giovanni

Italian

Similar names

Boy · Ancient Greek

Also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e)

Boy · Germanic languages

Medieval short form of - compound names beginning with gari or geri ("spear"), such as Gerard, Gerald or Gerbert

God's favor; elegance, goodness

Boy · Germanic languages

From -, ultimately from gaiʀ + wald

From gloria, first used as a name in 19th-century literature

God is my strength

Anglicized from Gwladus, of uncertain origin, perhaps connected with gwlad

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.