Unisex name · since 1962
Gianni
15,487 babies named Gianni in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #955 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #523 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,487
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gianni is the #523 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 15,487 recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Gianni recorded 15,487 times among boys since 1962, holding rank #523 nationally today, ahead of 96% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #955 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #523 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 15,487 born since 1962
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gianni ranks #955 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #523 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 15,487 born since 1962, peaking in the 2010s.
- #955 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #523 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,487
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gianni's 15,487 recorded births place it above 97.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gianni compares
15,487 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Gianni's all-time total is 42x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gianni | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,487 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 897 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gianni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gianni's full recorded timeline at 1995, 94% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 6% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 897 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gianni popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 897
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Gianni popularity over time - girls
3,429 total births recorded since 1980 (Gianni as girls' name)
Gianni by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,500 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Gianni's strongest decade.
5,500 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Gianni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 59
1960s
59 births
- 1970s 230
1970s
230 births
- 1980s 295
1980s
295 births
- 1990s 1,373
1990s
1,373 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,556 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,500 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,474 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,500 births (36% of all-time use).
How Gianni 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 Gianni's total volume
Gianni by state
Where Gianni concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,417 | 15.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,733 | 11.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,465 | 9.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 1,349 | 8.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 719 | 4.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 698 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 644 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 469 | 3.0% |
2,417 of 15,487 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Gianni appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gianni's data
- Gianni's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,500 total births) through the 2020s (4,474) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Giannis (2,417 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 Gianni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Gianni 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.