Giovanni is a distinctive choice, ranked #576 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Giovanni in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#576
US Rank #122
About the Name Giovanni
Giovanni is steadily gaining in popularity, up 35 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #511 in 1998, and it currently sits at #576. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Giovanni is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #122, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Giovanni
Unlikely. With around 66 UK babies named Giovanni per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Giovanni in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Giovanni is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 35 places over the last five years to #576 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Giovanni is more popular in the US (#122) than in the UK (#576). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Giovanni include: Giovanni Molari — Giovanni Molari is an Italian engineer and academic, whose research has focused on mechanised agriculture and livestock machinery.; Giovanni Kean — Giovanni Kean Dossè is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker.; Giovanni Simeone — Giovanni Pablo Simeone Baldini, also known as Gio Simeone or "El Cholito", is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club....
Giovanni appears in the US top 500 at #122 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
66
UK babies named Giovanni (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 35 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Giovanni
Likely around 1 other Giovanni in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Giovanni
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Giovanni Molari is an Italian engineer and academic, whose research has focused on mechanised agriculture and livestock machinery. He has served as rector of the University of Bologna since 1 November 2021.
Giovanni Pablo Simeone Baldini, also known as Gio Simeone or "El Cholito", is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Torino, on loan from Napoli.
Don Giovanni (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdɔn dʒoˈvanni]; K. 527; full title: Il dissoluto punito, ossia il Don Giovanni, literally 'The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni') is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte.
Giovanni di Ser Giovanni, also known as Lo Scheggia, or "the Splinter" was an Italian Renaissance painter in Florence who was born in San Giovanni Valdarno and was the younger brother of the famous Masaccio. He and his workshop mostly produced works such as cassone panels and desci da parto (birth trays) for Florence alongside larger works for churches in the country.
Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Piranesi (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista piraˈneːzi; -eːsi]; also known as simply Piranesi; 4 October 1720 – 9 November 1778) was an Italian classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons" (Carceri d'invenzione). He was the father of Francesco Piranesi, Laura Piranesi and Pietro Piranesi.