Boys' name · since 1973
Giovanny
Giovanny has 6,722 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,493 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,966 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,722
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
6,722 babies have been named Giovanny since 1973, making it today's #1966 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Giovanny recorded 6,722 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #1966 nationally today, ahead of 86% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #1,493 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,966 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,722 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Giovanny ranks #1,493 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,966 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,722 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,493 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,966 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,722
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Giovanny's 6,722 recorded births place it above 96.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Giovanny compares
6,722 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Giovanny's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Giovanny | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,722 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 399 | 34 | 22,252 |
Giovanny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Giovanny's full recorded timeline at 2000, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 399 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Giovanny popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 399
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Currently ranks #1966 among boys.
6,722 total births across 53 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2010 with 399 births in a single year.
Giovanny popularity over time - girls
30 total births recorded since 1991 (Giovanny as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Giovanny accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Giovanny by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,656 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Giovanny's strongest decade.
2,656 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Giovanny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 242
1980s
242 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,136 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,656 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,126 births
- 2020s 513
2020s
513 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,656 births (40% of all-time use).
Giovanny decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,656 births
- Runner-up 2,126 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Giovanny 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 Giovanny's total volume
Giovanny by state
Where Giovanny concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,183 | 32.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 894 | 13.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 478 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 462 | 6.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 415 | 6.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 163 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 153 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 116 | 1.7% |
2,183 of 6,722 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 32.5% of nationwide
- Texas 13.3% of nationwide
- New York 7.1% of nationwide
- Florida 6.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 6.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 27 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 32.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
Giovanny appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Giovanny's data
- Giovanny's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,656 total births); usage has since declined to 513 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Giovannys (2,183 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 Giovanny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Giovanny 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.
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