How Many People Are Named Giovanni?
An estimated 85,705 people in the United States have the first name Giovanni. It is predominantly male (98.9%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Giovanni peaked in popularity in 2010 with 3,445 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Giovanni as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Giovanni paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Giovanni is overwhelmingly male, 967 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Giovanni is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
85,705
About 1 in 3,999 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
98.9% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2010
3,445 births
Total Registered
87,354
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Giovanni
Giovanni is predominantly male (98.9%), though 967 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Giovanni as a male name
Ranked #122 in 2024
2,951 male births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (3,434 births)
Giovanni as a female name
Ranked #7,340 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (44 births)
Giovanni: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Giovanni span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 30,535 babies were registered. While Giovanni is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Giovanni by Decade
How has Giovanni tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Giovanni by State
Birth registrations for Giovanni span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Vermont, North Dakota, Montana. On average, about 1,689 Giovannis were registered per state.
Giovanni + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Giovanni as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Giovanni
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Giovanni: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Giovanni?
We estimate approximately 85,705 people named Giovanni are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,999 Americans share this first name.
Is Giovanni a common name?
Giovanni is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 87,354 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Giovanni most popular?
Giovanni reached peak popularity in 2010, when 3,445 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Giovanni is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Giovanni a male name?
Giovanni is predominantly male. 98.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Giovanni Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Giovanni Smith, Giovanni Johnson, Giovanni Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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