Giovanni

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⭐ Famous Giovanni

Giovanni Boccaccio

Italian author and poet (1313–1375)

Choose Giovanni and your child shares a first name with Giovanni Boccaccio, an Italian author and poet. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Giovanni, like who?” Giovanni Boccaccio's Wikipedia article is available in 151 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 581 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Giovanni, 2,939 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Giovanni would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryGiovanni first shows up in US birth records in 1907, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 118 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2011, when it reached #117.
• 📍Where it's lovedGiovanni is most popular in Arizona, where it ranks #45, followed by New Mexico (#50) and Nevada (#52). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningGiovanni is an Italian form of John, which means “God is gracious”.
• 🌍OriginGiovanni is the #8 most popular Italian boy name in the US. That's out of 721 Italian boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Giovanni

Giovanni is a boy name of Italian origin meaning “God is gracious”. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with G and ending in “-nni”. US birth records list Giovanni for boys from 1907 to 2025, in 109 of those 119 years. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked #117 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #123, with 2,939 babies.

Origin:Italian names