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
0%100%Median name50%85.8%
Giovanny vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Giovanny's 6,722 recorded births place it above 96.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

27 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
399
Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
0100200300400500 197319811988199520022009201620232025 78

Giovanny popularity over time - girls

30 total births recorded since 1991 (Giovanny as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 30 births
456789 19911993199419951997 5

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,656 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -93, 2.6%-56, 5.6%-56, 7.4%-146, 2.5%-146, 2.1%-119, 7.1%-146, 1.7%-146, 7%-146, 1.9%-82, 6.4%-69, 5%-146, 1.6%-113, 6.3%-115, 2.2%-141, 1.7%Giovanny-53, 5.9%Giovanny
Giovanny vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Giovanny by state

Where Giovanny concentrates geographically, total births since 1973

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Giovanny
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%
California share of Giovanny's total US births 32.5%
Even split

2,183 of 6,722 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Giovanny appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Giovanny?
Giovanny has been given to 6,722 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #1,493 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #1,966 of 13,930. 399 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
Where does Giovanny sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Giovanny most popular?
Giovanny was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,656 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Giovanny most popular?
The top states for the name Giovanny are California (2,183 births), Texas (894 births), New York (478 births).
How long has the name Giovanny been used?
Giovanny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 53 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Giovanny?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Giovanni, Giovani, Giorgio, Gionni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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.

Keep exploring Giovanny

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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.

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.