Giovoni
A masculine Italian name derived from the Latin "Iohannes", meaning "God is gracious".
Name Census estimates that about 89 living Americans carry the first name Giovoni. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Giovoni today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Giovoni births was 2004 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Giovoni. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Giovoni. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
89
~ 1 in 3,851,172 Americans
Peak year
2004
10 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,352
Tracked since 2000
Popularity
Giovoni: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Giovoni from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 49 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Giovoni remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Giovoni 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 Giovoni 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 Giovoni
Giovoni is an Italian masculine given name with roots dating back to ancient Rome. The name is derived from the Latin word "Ioannes," which in turn came from the Hebrew name "Yochanan," meaning "Yahweh is gracious." The spelling variation of "Giovoni" emerged during the Middle Ages in Italy.
In its earliest forms, the name was widespread among early Christian communities in the Roman Empire. One of the first recorded instances of the name can be found in the biblical Gospel of John, referring to John the Baptist and John the Apostle. As Christianity spread throughout Europe, the name gained popularity among the Christian faithful.
During the Renaissance period in Italy, the name Giovoni experienced a surge in usage, particularly among the nobility and upper classes. Several notable historical figures bore this name, including Giovoni Boccaccio (1313-1375), the Italian writer and poet best known for his masterpiece "The Decameron."
Another prominent figure with the name Giovoni was Giovoni da Verrazzano (1485-1528), an Italian explorer and navigator who conducted expeditions for the French crown along the eastern coast of North America. He is credited with being the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of what would become the United States.
In the realm of art, Giovoni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770) was a celebrated Venetian painter and printmaker who mastered the Rococo style. His works, including frescoes and altarpieces, adorned churches and palaces across Europe.
During the Scientific Revolution, Giovoni Domenico Cassini (1625-1712), an Italian mathematician and astronomer, made significant contributions to the field of astronomy. He discovered several moons of Saturn and was the first to observe the gaps in Saturn's rings, now known as the Cassini Division.
In more recent times, Giovoni Agnelli (1866-1945) was an Italian entrepreneur and industrialist who founded the iconic Italian automobile company Fiat. His leadership and vision helped establish Italy's automobile industry and shaped the country's economic landscape in the early 20th century.
People
Giovoni + last name combinations
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Other names starting with G
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FAQ
Giovoni: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Giovoni?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 89 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Giovoni 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 3,851,172 US residents.
Is Giovoni a common name?
We classify Giovoni as "Very Rare". It ranks above 62.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 90 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Giovoni most popular?
The single biggest year for Giovoni was 2004, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Giovoni is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Giovoni in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Giovoni a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Giovoni in the SSA data are male. 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 Giovoni still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Giovoni 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 Giovoni 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are named Giovoni?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Giovoni at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.