Giovan
Boy · joh-VAHN · Hebrew
Giovan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Giovan mean?
Hebrew: old Italian short form of Giovanni, the Italian John
“God is gracious”
An old Italian short form of Giovanni, found in compound names such as Giovan Battista.
- Say it
- joh-VAHN
Is Giovan a girl's or a boy's name?
Giovan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Giovan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 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, 9 boys in the US were named Giovan, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 40 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the boys named Giovan in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Giovan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,316 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,260 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
Nicknames for Giovan
- Gio 14 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Giovan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Johan Ethan Jordan Cohen Logan Griffin Noah Gianni Axel Zion Declan Evan
Names related to Giovan
Giovanni Giovani Giovanny Giovonni Geovany Geovani Giovany Giovoni
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