Mostly boys · peaked in 2020
Gianni name popularity since 1925
18,916 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Gianni (18.1% girls, 81.9% boys). Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Gianni is about 12 years old in 2026. Gianni peaked in 2020 as the #354 name for boys, and it ranked #524 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,916
- Named Gianni, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #524
- for boys in 2025 (571 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 81.9% boys
- 3,429 girls · 15,487 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 3.06× its national share
Peak year is the year Gianni made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Gianni births per year, 1925–2025
2020 was the biggest year for Gianni both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2015 and 2020, Gianni became 2× more common, from 1 in 3,830 baby boys to 1 in 1,920.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 36%, from 1 in 1,920 to 1 in 2,990.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Gianni's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Gianni.
Decade by decade
Babies named Gianni in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 59 | #3,359 |
| 1970s | 0 | 230 | #1,806 |
| 1980s | 84 | 295 | #2,452 |
| 1990s | 419 | 1,373 | #1,371 |
| 2000s | 800 | 3,556 | #566 |
| 2010s | 858 | 5,500 | #564 |
| 2020–25 | 1,268 | 4,474 | #524 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
54.6% of babies named Gianni from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Gianni is most popular
The index compares Gianni's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Gianni.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 3.06× | 1,776 |
| Arizona | 1.87× | 388 |
| Connecticut | 1.85× | 321 |
| New Jersey | 1.85× | 817 |
| New York | 1.68× | 2,039 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Gianni's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Gianni.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Gianni (2020).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data