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Gianni

Gianni means "Italian diminutive of Giovanni" and comes from Italian, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2010s. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. Across the twelve decades this registry covers, it appears in 6 of them.

ItalianItalian diminutive of Giovanni
EtymologyMeaning "God is gracious"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
58
1970s
227
1980s
379
1990s
1,792
2000s
4,355
2010s
4,655
Peaked in the 2010s · 11,466 total U.S. births since 1900