Boys' name · peaked in 2010
Giovanni name popularity since 1925
90,075 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Giovanni (1.1% girls, 98.9% boys). Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Giovanni is about 15 years old in 2026. Giovanni peaked in 2010 as the #117 name for boys, and it ranked #123 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 90,075
- Named Giovanni, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #123
- for boys in 2025 (2,939 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.9% boys
- 983 girls · 89,092 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 4.09× its national share
Peak year is the year Giovanni 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.
Giovanni births per year, 1925–2025
2010 was the biggest year for Giovanni both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1985 and 1990, Giovanni became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 6,060 baby boys to 1 in 2,720.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Giovanni's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Giovanni.
Decade by decade
Babies named Giovanni 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 | 52 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 56 | #2,795 |
| 1940s | 0 | 20 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 153 | #1,995 |
| 1960s | 0 | 579 | #945 |
| 1970s | 83 | 1,418 | #666 |
| 1980s | 185 | 3,359 | #497 |
| 1990s | 294 | 10,931 | #253 |
| 2000s | 216 | 24,227 | #158 |
| 2010s | 127 | 30,418 | #130 |
| 2020–25 | 78 | 17,879 | #123 |
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
42.9% of babies named Giovanni from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Giovanni is most popular
The index compares Giovanni'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 Giovanni.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 4.09× | 1,289 |
| Arizona | 2.19× | 2,505 |
| Florida | 2.18× | 6,951 |
| California | 2.16× | 20,202 |
| New Jersey | 1.53× | 3,726 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Giovanni and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Giovanni (this page) | 89,092 | 2010 |
| Giovani | 7,616 | 2011 |
| Giovanny | 6,722 | 2010 |
| Giovany | 1,611 | 2010 |
| Giovonni | 1,505 | 2022 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Giovanni's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Giovanni.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Giovanni (2010).
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