Boys' name · since 1956
Giancarlo
8,652 babies named Giancarlo in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,438 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,652
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
8,652 babies have been named Giancarlo since 1956, making it today's #1438 boys' name.
Giancarlo has 8,652 recorded births among boys since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1438 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #1,312 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,438 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,652 born since 1956
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Giancarlo ranks #1,312 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,438 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,652 born since 1956, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,438 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,652
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Giancarlo's 8,652 recorded births place it above 97.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Giancarlo compares
8,652 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Giancarlo's all-time total is 23x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Giancarlo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,652 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 381 | 34 | 22,252 |
Giancarlo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Giancarlo's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 381, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Giancarlo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 381
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Giancarlo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,873 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Giancarlo's strongest decade.
2,873 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Giancarlo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 75
1960s
75 births
- 1970s 266
1970s
266 births
- 1980s 695
1980s
695 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,351 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,873 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,493 births
- 2020s 894
2020s
894 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,873 births (33% of all-time use).
How Giancarlo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Giancarlo's total volume
Giancarlo by state
Where Giancarlo concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,917 | 22.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 1,201 | 13.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,062 | 12.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 851 | 9.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 630 | 7.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 400 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 167 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 95 | 1.1% |
1,917 of 8,652 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Giancarlo appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Giancarlo's data
- Giancarlo's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,873 total births); usage has since declined to 894 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Giancarlos (1,917 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Giancarlo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~69 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1956–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Giancarlo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.