Giano
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAH-noh
- Origin
- Latin
- US rank, 2025
- #5,397 for boys
Giano is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “archway, doorway”. In 2025 it ranked 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
What does Giano mean?
Latin: Italian form of Janus
“archway, doorway”
Janus, the two-faced Roman god of doorways and beginnings, gives January its name.
Is Giano a girl's or a boy's name?
Giano is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Giano in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,397among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Giano, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. It first appears in the records in 2007.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Giano of any year since it first appeared, in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Giano in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Giano in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
Names like Giano
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kylo Enzo Milo Gael Theo Cairo Rylo Callum Halo Emiliano Renzo Santino
Names related to Giano
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian
Sources
Figures from 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, “Giano: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/giano, updated 20 October 2026.