Giovanni: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God is gracious”
- Origin
- Italian
- Say it
- joh-VAHN-nee · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Italian form of John, from Latin Iohannes, ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan. A well-known bearer is the writer Giovanni Boccaccio.
How popular is Giovanni?
Babies named Giovanni in 20242,966
2024 rank#122 boys
Peak year2010
Total US babies since 188087,354
Giovanni has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Giovanni
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Giovanni questions
What does the name Giovanni mean?
Giovanni means "God is gracious". It comes from Italian. Italian form of John, from Latin Iohannes, ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan. A well-known bearer is the writer Giovanni Boccaccio.
Is Giovanni a boy or girl name?
Giovanni is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Giovanni?
2,966 US babies were named Giovanni in 2024. Its peak year was 2010.
How do you pronounce Giovanni?
Giovanni is usually pronounced joh-VAHN-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.