Giovanni
1% girls · 99% boys
About Giovanni
Giovanni is a venerable Italian classic that suddenly sounds fresh and cool. Ubiquitous in Italy, it has countless notable namesakes, from writer Boccaccio to designer Versace (nn Gianni).
Giovanni is also given to girls, where it ranks #6937 in the US.
Pronounced jo-VAH-nee.
As of October 2026, Giovanni ranked #123 for boys and #6937 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #117 for boys in 2011 and #2736 for girls in 1993, Nameberry popularity #728 for boys.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #125 | 3,246 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #130 | 3,139 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #141 | 2,939 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #142 | 2,801 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #143 | 2,771 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #142 | 2,673 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #120 | 3,053 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #124 | 3,008 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #122 | 2,981 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #123 | 2,919 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #122 | 2,951 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #123 | 2,939 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Giovanni on lists
Famous Giovannis
- (Antonino) Giovanni RibisiBoy
American actor; twin of Marissa Ribisi
- Giovanni Maria "Gianni" VersaceBoy
Italian fashion designer
- Giovanni SforzaBoy
Italian condottiero, lord of Pesaro and Gradara; first husband of Lucrezia Borgia
- Giovanni BoccaccioBoy
Italian writer, poet, and Renaissance man
- Giovanni VillaniBoy
Italian banker, diplomat and chronicler of Florence
- Giovanni GentileBoy
Italian Fascist philosopher
- Giovanni TrapattoniBoy
Italian footballer and manager
- Giovanni PapiniBoy
Italian journalist, novelist and critic
- Giovanni MorassuttiBoy
Italian actor, theatre director and cultural entrepreneur; member of the Morassutti family
- Giovanni FerrariBoy
Italian footballer
- Giovanni LavaggiBoy
Italian racing driver
- Giovanni SimeoneBoy
Italian footballer; son of coach Diego Simeone
- Giovanni van BronckhorstBoy
Dutch footballer
- Giovanni Baglioni (b. 1982)Boy
son of singer Claudio Baglioni
- Giovanni de Maria (b. 2001)Boy
son of actress Isabella Ferrari and Renato de Maria
- Giovanni Thomas Alferio (b. 2012)Boy
quintuplet of Jake and Leann Alferio
Giovanni in pop culture
- GiovanniBoy
character in the Pokemon video games
- Giovanni AuditoreBoy
character in video game 'Assassin's Creed II'
- Clan GiovanniBoy
family of vampires in tabletop game 'Vampire: The Masquerade'