Jianni
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- JAH-nee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #3,847 for boys
Jianni is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
What does Jianni mean?
Hebrew: phonetic spelling of Gianni, Italian short form of Giovanni (John)
“God is gracious”
Is Jianni a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Jianni has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 27 girls and 28 boys in the US.
How popular is Jianni in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,847th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28 about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Jianni, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,650th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997. 27 girls were also named Jianni in 2025 (4,877th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Jianni in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 656 boys in the US were given Jianni or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #474, up from #3,847 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 49% of the babies named Jianni in the US were girls.
Jianni in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,472 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,462 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,810 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,650 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
Names like Jianni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Levi, Eli, Jasai, Jaziel, Zakai, Jakai, Judah, Bodhi, Eliam, Jaxton, Axel, Akari
Other spellings of Jianni
Names related to Jianni
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Jianni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jianni, updated 20 October 2026.