Cianni
An Italian masculine name derived from the name Giovanni, meaning "God is gracious."
Name Census estimates that about 505 living Americans carry the first name Cianni. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Cianni today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Cianni births was 2007 (30 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Cianni. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
505
~ 1 in 678,721 Americans
Peak year
2007
30 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,534
Tracked since 1996
Census
Cianni in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 351 people with the first name Cianni, which placed it at #26,494 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#26,494
National first-name rank
People counted
351
351 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
55.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Cianni
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Cianni is Black at 55.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (33.9%) and White (4.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Cianni described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Cianni at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American55.3% · 194
- Hispanic or Latino33.9% · 119
- White4.3% · 15
- Two or more races4.3% · 15
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 4
Popularity
Cianni: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Cianni from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 250 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Cianni remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Cianni by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Cianni during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ciannis live
Origin
Meaning and history of Cianni
The name Cianni has its origins in the Italian language and culture. It is derived from the Italian name Giovanni, which is the Italian equivalent of the name John. Giovanni is derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious."
The earliest recorded use of the name Cianni dates back to the 13th century in Italy. It was a diminutive form of Giovanni, which was a popular name during the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods in Italy. The name was particularly common among the wealthy and noble classes of Italian society.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Cianni was Cianni di Ser Vivo, a Florentine painter who lived in the late 13th century. Another notable figure was Cianni Celsi, a 14th-century Florentine architect who worked on several churches and palaces in Florence.
In the 15th century, Cianni Benvenuti was a renowned Florentine sculptor known for his works in marble and bronze. He was commissioned by the Medici family and other prominent patrons of the arts.
During the Renaissance period, the name Cianni was also associated with the humanist scholar and philosopher Cianni Pico della Mirandola, who lived from 1463 to 1494. He was a prominent figure in the Italian Renaissance and was renowned for his writings on philosophy and theology.
Another notable figure with the name Cianni was Cianni Boccaccio, a 14th-century Italian author and poet best known for his work "The Decameron." He lived from 1313 to 1375 and was a significant figure in the literary world of his time.
While the name Cianni has its roots in Italian culture and history, it has also been adopted and used in other parts of the world, particularly in areas with significant Italian communities or influences.
People
Cianni + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Cianni as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Cianni: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cianni?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 505 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Cianni going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 678,721 US residents.
Is Cianni a common name?
We classify Cianni as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 511 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Cianni most popular?
The single biggest year for Cianni was 2007, when 30 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Cianni is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Cianni in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 351 people with the name Cianni, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #26,494 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Cianni in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Cianni?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Cianni leans strongly female. 344 people counted with this name were female (98.0%), compared with 7 male bearers (2.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Cianni?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Cianni is Black at 55.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (33.9%) and White (4.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Cianni most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Cianni in the 2020 Census, accounting for 55.3% (194 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Cianni in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Cianni a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Cianni in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Cianni still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Cianni in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Cianni can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Cianni?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.