Givanni
Italian form of the name John, meaning "God is gracious".
Name Census estimates that about 125 living Americans carry the first name Givanni. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Givanni today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Givanni births was 2014 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Givanni. 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
125
~ 1 in 2,742,035 Americans
Peak year
2014
15 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,353
Tracked since 1999
Census
Givanni in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 191 people with the first name Givanni, which placed it at #39,504 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
#39,504
National first-name rank
People counted
191
191 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
46.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Givanni
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Givanni is Hispanic at 46.1%. The next largest groups are White (24.6%) and Black (19.9%). 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 Givanni 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 Givanni at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino46.1% · 88
- White24.6% · 47
- Black or African American19.9% · 38
- Two or more races7.3% · 14
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 4
Popularity
Givanni: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Givanni from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 50 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Givanni remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Givanni 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 Givanni 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 Givanni
The name Givanni is derived from the Italian form of the Latin name Johannes, which ultimately traces its roots back to the Hebrew name Yohanan. This name has been in use since ancient times and has a rich historical significance.
The name Yohanan is a combination of two Hebrew words, "Yahweh" and "chanan," meaning "Yahweh is gracious" or "God is gracious." It first appeared in the Old Testament of the Bible, where it was borne by several notable figures, including John the Baptist and John the Apostle.
As Christianity spread throughout Europe, the name Johannes became popular among followers of the new faith. It was particularly widespread in Italy, where it evolved into the form Givanni, which later became the more familiar spelling, Giovanni.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Givanni can be found in the writings of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri, who lived from 1265 to 1321. In his epic work, the Divine Comedy, Dante mentions a character named Giovanni Boccaccio, who would later become a renowned author in his own right.
Throughout the centuries, numerous individuals have borne the name Givanni and made significant contributions to various fields. One notable example is Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594), an Italian Renaissance composer who is regarded as a master of sacred music.
Another famous Givanni was Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823), an Italian explorer and pioneer in the field of Egyptology. He was responsible for removing several colossal Egyptian sculptures, including the famous bust of Ramesses II, which now resides in the British Museum.
In the realm of science, Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625-1712) was an Italian mathematician, astronomer, and engineer who made significant contributions to the study of the planets and their moons. He is best known for discovering four of Saturn's moons and for developing the first true theories about the shape of the Earth.
The name Givanni has also been associated with notable figures in the arts, such as Giovanni Bellini (c. 1430-1516), a Venetian Renaissance painter who was a leading figure in the Venetian school of painting, and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770), a celebrated Venetian painter and printmaker whose works adorned many churches and palaces throughout Europe.
These are just a few examples of the many distinguished individuals who have borne the name Givanni throughout history, highlighting its rich cultural and historical significance.
People
Givanni + last name combinations
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Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Givanni: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Givanni?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 125 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Givanni 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 2,742,035 US residents.
Is Givanni a common name?
We classify Givanni as "Very Rare". It ranks above 67.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 126 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Givanni most popular?
The single biggest year for Givanni was 2014, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Givanni is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Givanni in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 191 people with the name Givanni, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,504 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 Givanni 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 Givanni?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Givanni leans strongly male. 172 people counted with this name were male (89.6%), compared with 20 female bearers (10.4%). 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 Givanni?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Givanni is Hispanic at 46.1%. The next largest groups are White (24.6%) and Black (19.9%). 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 Givanni most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Givanni in the 2020 Census, accounting for 46.1% (88 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 Givanni in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Givanni a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Givanni 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 Givanni still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Givanni 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 Givanni 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 Givanni?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.