Unisex name · since 1996
Giani
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 333 babies named Giani, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,032 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 333
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
333 boys have been named Giani since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Giani has 333 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1996 to 2024.
- #10,032 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 333 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Giani ranks #10,032 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 333 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,032 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 333
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Giani's 333 recorded births place it above 77.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Giani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Giani's full recorded timeline at 2010, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Giani popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Giani popularity over time - girls
254 total births recorded since 1990 (Giani as girls' name)
Giani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (126 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Giani's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Giani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
126 births
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 126 births (38% of all-time use).
Giani by state
Where Giani concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 333 births nationwide.
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What to do with Giani's data
- Giani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (126 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Gianis (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Giani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1996–2024 (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 Giani 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.