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Giovanni

/dʒioʊˈvɑni/ · 99% boys · #123 in the US for boys, 2025

Giovanni has been given to about 90,351 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2010, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/dʒioʊˈvɑni/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 87,162
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Giovanni per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2010 · 3,445
  • Born in 20252,955
  • All time90,351
  • England & Wales, 2025#502 · 77

How popular is Giovanni?

Giovanni ranks 123rd among American boys in 2025, with 2,955 born that year. Its best year was 2010, when 3,445 babies were given the name, ranking 117th. The typical living American called Giovanni is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in Delaware, where it accounts for 0.31% of births.

Names that sound like Giovanni

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Giovani0.97
  2. Geovanni0.86
  3. Giovanny0.84
  4. Gianni0.76
  5. Jovanni0.76
  6. Jovani0.73
  7. Kymani0.56
  8. Armani0.49

Middle names for Giovanni

Ranked by flow score
  1. Giovanni Paul0.85
  2. Giovanni John0.85
  3. Giovanni Lee0.85
  4. Giovanni Dean0.84
  5. Giovanni Blake0.84
  6. Giovanni Bryce0.84

Sibling names for Giovanni

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jonahbrother · 0.99
  2. Nataliasister · 0.99
  3. Lilianasister · 0.98
  4. Damianbrother · 0.98
  5. Kennedysister · 0.98
  6. Emmanuelbrother · 0.98

Where Giovanni is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Delaware0.31%
  2. New Mexico0.27%
  3. Rhode Island0.25%
  4. Nevada0.24%
  5. Arizona0.22%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Giovanni Reyes0.80
  2. Giovanni Nguyen0.80
  3. Giovanni Moore0.80
  4. Giovanni Lee0.80
  5. Giovanni Hall0.80
  6. Giovanni Brown0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Giovanni

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Giovanni across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.