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Giovanni

The name Giovanni carries the meaning "Italian form of John", with roots in Italian. It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2010s than ever before. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. Its single strongest year on record was 2010.

ItalianItalian form of John
EtymologyMeaning "God is gracious"
Births by decade
1900s
18
1910s
175
1920s
135
1930s
56
1940s
20
1950s
146
1960s
568
1970s
1,482
1980s
3,535
1990s
11,224
2000s
24,433
2010s
25,005
Peaked in the 2010s · 66,797 total U.S. births since 1900