Giovanni
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. It is sometimes spelt as Geovanni, Giovonnie, Giovannie or Jiovanni; its female counterpart is Giovanna.
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Giovanni
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
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. It is sometimes spelt as Geovanni, Giovonnie, Giovannie or Jiovanni; its female counterpart is Giovanna.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Giovanni
The earliest SSA record of Giovanni as a baby boy name dates back to 1907, when 10 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 3,434 newborns named Giovanni — #117 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Giovanni on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Giovanni ranks #118 for baby boys with 2,908 births, holding steady (+3%). All told, over 92K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Giovanni
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About the name Giovanni
Giovanni is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 92K births in the dataset. Giovanni's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #117. Use the chart and map above to compare Giovanni's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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