Giovani

Giovani: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“God is gracious”
Origin
Italian
Say it
jee-oh-VAH-nee · 4 syllables
Used for
Boys

Usually a variant spelling influenced by Italian Giovanni, the Italian form of John from Hebrew Yochanan. The standard Italian spelling is Giovanni.

How popular is Giovani?

202448.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Giovani in 2024158

2024 rank#1,251 boys

Peak year2011

Total US babies since 18807,472

Giovani is fading: recent use is about 42% of its level ten years before.

Names like Giovani

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • IanGod is gracious · Scottish Gaelic
  • Jaxonson of Jack · English
  • GiovanniGod is gracious · Italian
  • JuanYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Evanthe Lord is gracious · Welsh

Giovani questions

What does the name Giovani mean?

Giovani means "God is gracious". It comes from Italian. Usually a variant spelling influenced by Italian Giovanni, the Italian form of John from Hebrew Yochanan. The standard Italian spelling is Giovanni.

Is Giovani a boy or girl name?

Giovani is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Giovani?

158 US babies were named Giovani in 2024. Its peak year was 2011.

How do you pronounce Giovani?

Giovani is usually pronounced jee-oh-VAH-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.