Boys' name · since 1970
Giovani
Giovani has 7,616 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,414 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,312 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,616
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
7,616 babies have been named Giovani since 1970, making it today's #1312 boys' name.
Giovani has 7,616 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1312 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #1,414 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,312 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,616 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Giovani ranks #1,414 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,312 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,616 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,414 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,312 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,616
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Giovani's 7,616 recorded births place it above 96.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Giovani compares
7,616 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
Giovani's all-time total is 21x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Giovani | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,616 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 519 | 34 | 22,252 |
Giovani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Giovani splits its recorded history at 1999: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 519 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Giovani popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 519
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Giovani popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2000 (Giovani as girls' name)
Giovani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,094 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Giovani's strongest decade.
3,094 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Giovani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s 226
1980s
226 births
- 1990s 889
1990s
889 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,449 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,094 births
- 2020s 903
2020s
903 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,094 births (41% of all-time use).
How Giovani 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 Giovani's total volume
Giovani by state
Where Giovani concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,896 | 24.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,013 | 13.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 520 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 451 | 5.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 407 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 221 | 2.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 174 | 2.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 173 | 2.3% |
1,896 of 7,616 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Giovani appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Giovani's data
- Giovani's decade-level peak was the 2010s (3,094 total births); usage has since declined to 903 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Giovanis (1,896 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 Giovani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Giovani 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.