Giovanni
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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).
Pronounced jo-VAH-nee.
As of October 2026, Giovanni ranked #123 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #117 in 2011, Nameberry popularity #728.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #125 | 3,246 | 1,689.9 |
| 2015 | #130 | 3,139 | 1,637.7 |
| 2016 | #141 | 2,939 | 1,548.7 |
| 2017 | #142 | 2,801 | 1,513.3 |
| 2018 | #143 | 2,771 | 1,525.7 |
| 2019 | #142 | 2,673 | 1,489.8 |
| 2020 | #120 | 3,053 | 1,768.8 |
| 2021 | #124 | 3,008 | 1,719.4 |
| 2022 | #122 | 2,981 | 1,707.3 |
| 2023 | #123 | 2,919 | 1,706.4 |
| 2024 | #122 | 2,951 | 1,712.8 |
| 2025 | #123 | 2,939 | 1,720.6 |
World rankings
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Giovanni on lists
Famous Giovannis
- (Antonino) Giovanni Ribisi
American actor; twin of Marissa Ribisi
- Giovanni Maria "Gianni" Versace
Italian fashion designer
- Giovanni Sforza
Italian condottiero, lord of Pesaro and Gradara; first husband of Lucrezia Borgia
- Giovanni Boccaccio
Italian writer, poet, and Renaissance man
- Giovanni Villani
Italian banker, diplomat and chronicler of Florence
- Giovanni Gentile
Italian Fascist philosopher
- Giovanni Trapattoni
Italian footballer and manager
- Giovanni Papini
Italian journalist, novelist and critic
- Giovanni Morassutti
Italian actor, theatre director and cultural entrepreneur; member of the Morassutti family
- Giovanni Ferrari
Italian footballer
- Giovanni Lavaggi
Italian racing driver
- Giovanni Simeone
Italian footballer; son of coach Diego Simeone
- Giovanni van Bronckhorst
Dutch footballer
- Giovanni Baglioni (b. 1982)
son of singer Claudio Baglioni
- Giovanni de Maria (b. 2001)
son of actress Isabella Ferrari and Renato de Maria
- Giovanni Thomas Alferio (b. 2012)
quintuplet of Jake and Leann Alferio
Giovanni in pop culture
- Giovanni
character in the Pokemon video games
- Giovanni Auditore
character in video game 'Assassin's Creed II'
- Clan Giovanni
family of vampires in tabletop game 'Vampire: The Masquerade'