Meaning and history
Italian form of Iohannes, see John. The name has been very common in Italy since the late Middle Ages, like other European equivalents of John. Notable bearers include the Renaissance writer Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375), the painter Giovanni Bellini (1430–1516), and the painter and sculptor Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680).
20062006: 2,830 births, rank #147
2007: 3,115 births, rank #134
2008: 2,906 births, rank #140
2009: 3,072 births, rank #133
2010: 3,434 births, rank #117
20112011: 3,324 births, rank #117
2012: 3,093 births, rank #120
2013: 2,992 births, rank #128
2014: 3,246 births, rank #125
2015: 3,140 births, rank #130
20162016: 2,939 births, rank #141
2017: 2,803 births, rank #142
2018: 2,772 births, rank #143
2019: 2,675 births, rank #142
2020: 3,058 births, rank #120
20212021: 3,009 births, rank #124
2022: 2,987 births, rank #122
2023: 2,922 births, rank #123
2024: 2,964 births, rank #122
20252025: 2,939 births, rank #123
Giovanni moved from #122 to #123 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2010, with 3,434 births.