Jianni
The Story of Jianni
As a girl name
Jianni first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 34 Jiannis were born — ranking #4,165 that year. As of 2026, Jianni ranks #4,770 for girls with 28 births, rising sharply (+42% over the past five years). In total, more than 349 Jiannis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jianni first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1997, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 33 Jiannis were born — ranking #3,463 that year. As of 2026, Jianni ranks #4,015 for boys with 27 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). In total, more than 381 Jiannis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jianni
Jianni is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 381 births in the dataset. Jianni's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,463. Use the chart and map above to compare Jianni'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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