Gianpaolo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jahn-PAH-oh-loh
- Origin
- Italian
Gianpaolo is a boys' name of Italian origin, meaning “God is gracious + small”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gianpaolo mean?
Italian: compound of Gian (John) and Paolo (Paul)
“God is gracious + small”
An Italian double name joining Gian, short for Giovanni (John), with Paolo (Paul).
Is Gianpaolo a girl's or a boy's name?
Gianpaolo is a boys' name.
How popular is Gianpaolo in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Gianpaolo in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gianpaolo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Nicknames for Gianpaolo
- Gian 16 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Gianpaolo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Paolo, Osvaldo, Deangelo, Santiago, Marquez, Dangelo, Juanpablo, Diego, Rodrigo, Juancarlos, Pablo, Alessandro
More Italian names
Aria, Sienna, Enzo, Bella, Kiara, Gemma, Ariyah, Milani, Ariya, Armani, Bianca, Siena, Ariah, Capri, Kara, Emiliana
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, “Gianpaolo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gianpaolo, updated 20 October 2026.