Gianni

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Hebrew — Italian short form of Giovanni

Boy's name · #524 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

78% boys · 22% girls — Gianni is also given to girls: 164 in 2025, about 22% in recent years. Gianni →

Popularity over time

Gianni is near its high-water mark: it reached #354 in 2020 and still ranked #524 in 2025. About 15,000 boys have carried it since 1962.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#186 in France (2025) · #324 in Switzerland (2025) · #386 in Italy (2024) · #696 in Belgium (2025) · #915 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,759 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,944 in Canada (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #2,440 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,377 in Austria (2019) · #404 in New Zealand (2007) · #423 in Scotland (2001).

Famous Giannis

Gianni Infantino — Swiss football administrator (born 1970)
Gianni Rodari — Italian writer and journalist (1920–1980)
Gianni Versace — Italian fashion designer (1946–1997)
Gianni Rivera — Italian footballer and politician (born 1943)
Gianni Vernetti — Italian politician (born 1960)
Gianni Agnelli — Italian businessman; grandson of FIAT's founder (1921–2003)
Gianni Morandi — Italian singer (born 1944)
Gianni Vattimo — Italian philosopher and politician (1936–2023)
Gianni Amelio — Italian film director (born 1945)

In stories & tradition

Gianni di Marco — Fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders
Gianni Greco — Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (book)
Gianni Schicchi — Operatic character in the opera Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini

What Giannis become

Among 808 notable people named Gianni:

Entertainers appear 1.68× more often than among typical names — e.g. Gianni Morandi, Italian singer (born 1944).

Similar names: Gian · Remy · Gideon · Zephaniah · Julien · Giancarlo

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