Giannie
A feminine diminutive of John, a name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is gracious."
Name Census estimates that about 139 living Americans carry the first name Giannie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Giannie today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Giannie births was 2008 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Giannie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
139
~ 1 in 2,465,859 Americans
Peak year
2008
12 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2023 SSA rank
#15,991
Tracked since 1998
Census
Giannie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 148 people with the first name Giannie, which placed it at #45,698 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#45,698
National first-name rank
People counted
148
148 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
73.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Giannie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Giannie is Hispanic at 73.0%. The next largest groups are Black (15.5%) and White (5.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Giannie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Giannie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino73.0% · 108
- Black or African American15.5% · 23
- White5.4% · 8
- Two or more races2.7% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 2
Popularity
Giannie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Giannie from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 59 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Giannie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Giannie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Giannie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Giannie
The name Giannie is a diminutive form of the Italian name Gianni, which is derived from the Hebrew name Yohanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious" or "God is gracious." The name Yohanan was borne by several figures in the Bible, including John the Baptist and John the Apostle. In Italian culture, the name Gianni has been in use since the Middle Ages.
Giannie is a variation of Gianni that emerged in the late 19th century and early 20th century, particularly in Italian-American communities. It was likely created as a more affectionate or diminutive form of the name by adding the suffix "-ie" or "-y" to the end.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Giannie can be found in the 1920 United States Federal Census, where a few individuals were listed with this spelling. However, it remained relatively uncommon until the mid-20th century.
Over the years, several notable figures have borne the name Giannie. For instance, Giannie Ferrie (1923-2016) was an American actress and singer known for her roles in classic Hollywood films like "The Black Swan" and "Monsieur Verdoux." Giannie Castiglione (1918-1997) was an Italian painter and sculptor who gained recognition for her abstract expressionist works.
Another notable bearer was Giannie Nardellis (1927-2015), an American baseball player who played in the Major Leagues for the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Giannie Toscano (1901-1978) was an Italian-American mobster and member of the Genovese crime family in New York City.
Additionally, Giannie Bianco (1920-1999) was an Italian-American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Bianco Food Products Company and was known for his charitable work in the Chicago area.
People
Giannie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Giannie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Giannie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Giannie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 139 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Giannie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,465,859 US residents.
Is Giannie a common name?
We classify Giannie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 69.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 141 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Giannie most popular?
The single biggest year for Giannie was 2008, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Giannie is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Giannie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 148 people with the name Giannie, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #45,698 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Giannie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Giannie?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Giannie on both sides of the split. Of the 146 people counted with this name, 30 were male (20.5%) and 116 were female (79.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Giannie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Giannie is Hispanic at 73.0%. The next largest groups are Black (15.5%) and White (5.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Giannie most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Giannie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.0% (108 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Giannie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Giannie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Giannie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Giannie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Giannie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Giannie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Giannie?
You can see how many people have the name Giannie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.