US rank #122 Boys' name Peak 2010 86,387 births

Giovanni — #122 US boys' name

86,387 babies named Giovanni in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s181910s1751920s1351930s561940s201950s1531960s5771970s14161980s33591990s109312000s242272010s304082020s14912
#122
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99.1% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Giovanni was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

3,434 babies were named Giovanni in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Giovanni

The Social Security Administration has registered 86,387 babies named Giovanni between 1907 and 2024, spanning 118 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Giovanni currently holds the #122 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 3,434 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Giovanni performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 30,408 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Giovanni shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 19,649 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Giovanni in 50 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Giovanni 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 86,387 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.

Giovanni at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

86,387

Since 1907

118 years of records

Peak year

2010

3,434 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#122

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1907

Recorded for 118 years

Last year on file: 2024

Giovanni popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1907

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2010)
3,434
Annual births at peak — across 118 years of records
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Giovanni popularity over time — girls

967 total births recorded since 1971 (Giovanni as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 967 births
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Giovanni by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
30,408 births that decade — 35% of Giovanni's all-time total
1900s181910s1751920s1351930s561940s201950s1531960s5771970s14161980s33591990s109312000s242272010s304082020s14912

Giovanni by state

Where Giovanni concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Giovanni
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
19,649 22.7%
#2 Texas
9,507 11.0%
#3 New York
8,031 9.3%
#4 Florida
6,743 7.8%
#5 Illinois
5,335 6.2%
#6 New Jersey
3,610 4.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
2,851 3.3%
#8 Arizona
2,370 2.7%
California share of Giovanni's total US births 22.7%
Even split

19,649 of 86,387 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.

Giovanni appears in 50 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Giovanni?
86,387 babies have been named Giovanni since 1907. It currently ranks #122 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 3,434 births.
When was Giovanni most popular?
Giovanni was most popular in the 2010s decade with 30,408 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Giovanni most popular?
The top states for the name Giovanni are California (19,649 births), Texas (9,507 births), New York (8,031 births).
How long has the name Giovanni been used?
Giovanni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 118 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Giovanni?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Giovani, Giovanny, Giorgio, Gionni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1907–2024 (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.