Boys' name · since 1986
Giovan
Giovan has 368 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,490 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,467 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 368
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
368 babies have been named Giovan since 1986, making it today's #8467 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Giovan has been recorded 368 times among boys since 1986, currently ranked #8467 nationally and more common than 39% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #9,490 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,467 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 368 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Giovan ranks #9,490 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,467 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 368 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,490 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,467 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 368
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Giovan's 368 recorded births place it above 79.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Giovan compares
368 49th percentile among 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
Giovan's all-time total is -0% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Giovan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 368 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Giovan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Giovan's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Giovan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Giovan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (122 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Giovan's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Giovan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
122 births
- 2000s
2000s
111 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 122 births (33% of all-time use).
Giovan by state
Where Giovan concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 7 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 7 | 1.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
12 of 368 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Giovan's data
- Giovan's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (122 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Giovans (12 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 Giovan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Giovan 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.