Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Giovanni

Gender

Male

Origin

Italian
Gift from God
God is gracious

Syllables

4

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Giovanni

Pronunciation

gi(o)-vanni, giov(an)-ni

Famous People

Artist Giovanni Bellini, Actor Giovanni Ribisi, Fashion designer Giovanni "Gianni" Versace

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #116, 3,430 births); most recent 2025 (rank #123, 2,939 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #2725, 44 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6838, 16 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20252,93916
20242,95115
20232,9196
20222,98113
20213,00815
20203,05313
20192,67312
20182,77111
20172,80115
20162,93910

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #497, 77 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202577
202466
202360
202266
202155
202058
201948
201854
201773
201653

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1990 (rank #189, 294 births); most recent 2023 (rank #333, 159 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023159
2022189
2021155
2020159
2019139
2018159
2017136
2016141
2015167
2014158

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #454, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20253
20247
2023–
20224
20216
20203
20194
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #477, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #647, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20254
20244
20234
20225
20216
2020–
20194
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #299, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #282, 14 births); most recent 2023 (rank #442, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20237
202214
20219
2020–
20198
2018–
20177
20165
2015–
20145

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence