Giacomo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAK-o-moh
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,641 for boys
Giacomo is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 2,641st for boys in the US (49 babies).
What does Giacomo mean?
Hebrew: Italian form of James (Jacob)
“supplanter”
Italian form of James; borne by composer Giacomo Puccini and adventurer Giacomo Casanova.
Is Giacomo a girl's or a boy's name?
Giacomo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 49 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Giacomo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,202nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Giacomo, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Giacomo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Giacomo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,436 |
| 2007 | 27 | #991 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,131 |
| 2005 | 21 | #1,098 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 15 | #979 |
How popular is Giacomo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,641st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 49 about 1 in 35,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 49 boys in the US were named Giacomo, making it the 2,641st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,650th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 56 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912.
2025 had more boys named Giacomo than any year since 2007.
Half of all the boys named Giacomo in the US since 1880 were born between 1973 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Giacomo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #2,641 |
| 2024 | 36 | #3,270 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,226 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,051 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,908 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,650 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,520 |
| 2017 | 42 | #2,839 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,078 |
| 2014 | 31 | #3,454 |
| 2013 | 34 | #3,187 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,000 |
| 2011 | 45 | #2,662 |
| 2010 | 37 | #3,071 |
| 2009 | 36 | #3,161 |
| 2008 | 43 | #2,787 |
| 2007 | 50 | #2,504 |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,247 |
| 2005 | 54 | #2,202 |
| 2004 | 44 | #2,485 |
| 2003 | 40 | #2,541 |
| 2002 | 37 | #2,599 |
| 2001 | 39 | #2,485 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,099 |
| 1998 | 31 | #2,648 |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,542 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,674 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,903 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,461 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,319 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,576 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,495 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,309 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,658 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,278 |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,057 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,548 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,575 |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,241 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,269 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,853 |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,299 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,898 |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,869 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,662 |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,022 |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,967 |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,962 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,450 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,769 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,452 |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,607 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,229 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,559 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,655 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,252 |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,677 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,779 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,245 |
| 1928 | 12 | #2,387 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,450 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,383 |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,753 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,641 |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,819 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,250 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,213 |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,458 |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,264 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,367 |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,279 |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,042 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,081 |
| 1914 | 21 | #1,300 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,675 |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,745 |
Names like Giacomo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gabriel, Joshua, Samuel, Benjamin, Elijah, Matteo, Lorenzo, Tobias, Elias, Hugo, Noah, Elliot
More Hebrew names
Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Mateo, Elsie, Levi, Eliana, Joseph
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Giacomo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/giacomo, updated 20 October 2026.