Gianni
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAH-nee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #523 for boys
Gianni is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 523rd for boys in the US (571 babies).
What does Gianni mean?
Hebrew: Italian short form of Giovanni (John)
“God is gracious”
An Italian short form of Giovanni; fashion designer Gianni Versace was a famous bearer.
Is Gianni a girl's or a boy's name?
Gianni is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 164 girls and 571 boys in the US.
How popular is Gianni in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Gianni, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 48 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Gianni than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Gianni in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2022, 29% of the babies named Gianni in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Gianni in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,391 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,326 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,124 |
| 2002 | 19 | #988 |
| 2001 | 21 | #871 |
| 2000 | 19 | #917 |
| 1999 | 28 | #683 |
| 1998 | 48 | #485 |
| 1997 | 22 | #785 |
| 1996 | 15 | #979 |
How popular is Gianni in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #523among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 571about 1 in 3,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 571 boys in the US were named Gianni, making it the 523rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 354th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 897 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962. 164 girls were also named Gianni in 2025 (1,348th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Gianni than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Gianni in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 656 boys in the US were given Gianni or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #474, up from #523 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 22% of the babies named Gianni in the US were girls.
Gianni in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 571 | #523 |
| 2024 | 641 | #483 |
| 2023 | 691 | #448 |
| 2022 | 853 | #380 |
| 2021 | 821 | #390 |
| 2020 | 897 | #354 |
| 2019 | 683 | #447 |
| 2018 | 751 | #417 |
| 2017 | 536 | #527 |
| 2016 | 449 | #600 |
| 2015 | 501 | #564 |
| 2014 | 539 | #519 |
| 2013 | 503 | #529 |
| 2012 | 608 | #448 |
| 2011 | 499 | #517 |
| 2010 | 431 | #583 |
| 2009 | 486 | #542 |
| 2008 | 483 | #543 |
| 2007 | 443 | #579 |
| 2006 | 390 | #611 |
| 2005 | 417 | #566 |
| 2004 | 336 | #628 |
| 2003 | 302 | #655 |
| 2002 | 250 | #710 |
| 2001 | 214 | #787 |
| 2000 | 235 | #728 |
| 1999 | 226 | #722 |
| 1998 | 351 | #561 |
| 1997 | 240 | #677 |
| 1996 | 110 | #1,091 |
| 1995 | 74 | #1,364 |
| 1994 | 94 | #1,174 |
| 1993 | 81 | #1,256 |
| 1992 | 71 | #1,335 |
| 1991 | 77 | #1,267 |
| 1990 | 49 | #1,657 |
| 1989 | 34 | #2,062 |
| 1988 | 21 | #2,677 |
| 1987 | 43 | #1,610 |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,915 |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,426 |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,436 |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,747 |
| 1982 | 34 | #1,699 |
| 1981 | 29 | #1,898 |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,852 |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,943 |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,205 |
| 1977 | 22 | #2,131 |
| 1976 | 28 | #1,780 |
| 1975 | 27 | #1,786 |
| 1974 | 32 | #1,546 |
| 1973 | 25 | #1,782 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 22 | #1,915 |
| 1970 | 17 | #2,212 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,029 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,783 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
Names like Gianni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Levi Eli Ali Adam Nathan Ethan Liam Asher Noah Jordan Giovanni Grayson
Other spellings of Gianni
Names related to Gianni
More Hebrew names
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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, “Gianni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gianni, updated 20 October 2026.