Jiovanni
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- joh-VAH-nee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #1,571 for boys
Jiovanni is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 1,571st for boys in the US (108 babies).
What does Jiovanni mean?
Hebrew: phonetic spelling of Giovanni, the Italian form of John
“God is gracious”
A phonetic spelling of Giovanni, the Italian form of John.
Is Jiovanni a girl's or a boy's name?
Jiovanni is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 108 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jiovanni in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,571st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 108 about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 108 boys in the US were named Jiovanni, making it the 1,571st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,451st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 144 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
2025 had fewer boys named Jiovanni than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Jiovanni in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 150 boys in the US were given Jiovanni or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,174, up from #1,571 for this spelling alone.
Jiovanni in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 108 | #1,571 |
| 2024 | 116 | #1,521 |
| 2023 | 144 | #1,323 |
| 2022 | 134 | #1,388 |
| 2021 | 126 | #1,433 |
| 2020 | 119 | #1,451 |
| 2019 | 122 | #1,432 |
| 2018 | 110 | #1,539 |
| 2017 | 91 | #1,717 |
| 2016 | 90 | #1,724 |
| 2015 | 90 | #1,717 |
| 2014 | 108 | #1,492 |
| 2013 | 93 | #1,635 |
| 2012 | 88 | #1,710 |
| 2011 | 95 | #1,611 |
| 2010 | 67 | #2,036 |
| 2009 | 63 | #2,142 |
| 2008 | 67 | #2,061 |
| 2007 | 66 | #2,071 |
| 2006 | 67 | #1,993 |
| 2005 | 82 | #1,646 |
| 2004 | 65 | #1,876 |
| 2003 | 56 | #2,027 |
| 2002 | 58 | #1,912 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,147 |
| 2000 | 45 | #2,192 |
| 1999 | 41 | #2,228 |
| 1998 | 35 | #2,447 |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,542 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,249 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,761 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,859 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,946 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
Nicknames for Jiovanni
- Gio 14 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jiovanni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Malachi, Josiah, Giovanni, Jamari, Gianni, Jaziel, Jakari, Mateo, Josias, Levi, Eliel, Amari
Other spellings of Jiovanni
Names related to Jiovanni
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, “Jiovanni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jiovanni, updated 20 October 2026.