Giacomo

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Giacomo Leopardi

Italian noble, poet, philosopher, and writer (1798-1837)

Choose Giacomo and your child shares a first name with Giacomo Leopardi, an Italian noble, poet, philosopher, and writer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Giacomo, like who?” Giacomo Leopardi's Wikipedia article is available in 113 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 34,843 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Giacomo, 49 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Giacomo would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryGiacomo first shows up in US birth records in 1912, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 113 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1914, when it reached #1,300.
• 📈Then vs nowGiacomo is 2.4× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 81,967 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 34,843.
• 🚀TrendGiacomo has climbed 1,012 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,641. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningGiacomo is an Italian form of Jacob, which means “supplanter”. Our records link it to Hebrew and Italian roots.

About the name Giacomo

Giacomo is a boy name of Hebrew and Italian origin meaning “supplanter”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with G and ending in “-omo”. US birth records list Giacomo for boys from 1912 to 2025, in 102 of those 114 years. Its best year was 1914, when it ranked #1,300 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,641, with 49 babies.

Origin:Hebrew namesItalian names