Gianni: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God is gracious”
- Origin
- Italian
- Say it
- jee-AH-nee · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (82% of all uses)
Italian diminutive of Giovanni, the Italian form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan. It is widely used in Italy as a standalone given name.
How popular is Gianni?
Babies named Gianni in 2024830
2024 rank#483 boys
Peak year2020
Total US babies since 188018,174
Gianni is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Gianni
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Gianni questions
What does the name Gianni mean?
Gianni means "God is gracious". It comes from Italian. Italian diminutive of Giovanni, the Italian form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan. It is widely used in Italy as a standalone given name.
Is Gianni a boy or girl name?
Gianni is mainly a boy's name in US records (82% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Gianni?
830 US babies were named Gianni in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.
How do you pronounce Gianni?
Gianni is usually pronounced jee-AH-nee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.