Giovani — #1251 US boys' name
7,467 babies named Giovani in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 91% of names given to boys today.
41% of everyone ever named Giovani was born in this single decade.
519 babies were named Giovani in 2011 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Giovani
The Social Security Administration has registered 7,467 babies named Giovani between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Giovani currently holds the #1251 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 519 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Giovani performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 3,094 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Giovani shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,878 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Giovani in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Giovani in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 7,467 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Giovani at a glance
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Current rank
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Giovani popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970
- Peak year (2011)
- 519
- Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
Currently ranks #1251 among boys.
7,467 total births across 55 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2011 with 519 births in a single year.
Giovani popularity over time — girls
5 total births recorded since 2000 (Giovani as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Giovani accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Giovani by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 3,094 births that decade — 41% of Giovani's all-time total
Giovani decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,094 births
- Runner-up 2,449 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Giovani's strongest decade
3,094 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 41% of all-time use.
Giovani by state
Where Giovani concentrates geographically — total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,878 | 25.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 979 | 13.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 511 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 446 | 6.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 401 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 215 | 2.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 174 | 2.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 168 | 2.2% |
1,878 of 7,467 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 25.2% of nationwide
- Texas 13.1% of nationwide
- Florida 6.8% of nationwide
- Illinois 6.0% of nationwide
- New York 5.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 34 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 25.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Giovani appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.