Giavonni
A masculine given name of Italian origin, a variant of Giovanni meaning "God is gracious".
Name Census estimates that about 374 living Americans carry the first name Giavonni. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 69.6% of registrations being female. The average person named Giavonni today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Giavonni births was 2020 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Giavonni. 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
374
~ 1 in 916,455 Americans
Peak year
2020
24 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2020 SSA rank
#8,596
Tracked since 1989
Census
Giavonni in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 299 people with the first name Giavonni, which placed it at #29,541 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
#29,541
National first-name rank
People counted
299
299 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
63.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Giavonni
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Giavonni is Black at 63.5%. The next largest groups are White (14.7%) and Hispanic (13.7%). 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 Giavonni 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 Giavonni at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American63.5% · 190
- White14.7% · 44
- Hispanic or Latino13.7% · 41
- Two or more races7.7% · 23
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Giavonni
Giavonni is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 378 total registrations, 115 (30.4%) were male and 263 (69.6%) were female.
Giavonni as a male name
- Ranked #11,061 in 2020
- 6 male births in 2020
- Peak: 2004 (12 births)
Giavonni as a female name
- Ranked #8,596 in 2024
- 12 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2020 (18 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Giavonni on both sides of the split. Of the 301 people counted with this name, 134 were male (44.5%) and 167 were female (55.5%).
Popularity
Giavonni: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Giavonni from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 141 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Giavonni remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Giavonni 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 Giavonni during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Giavonnis live
Origin
Meaning and history of Giavonni
The name Giavonni is the Italian variant of the name Giovanni, derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious". This name has its roots in ancient times, with the earliest recorded use dating back to the biblical era.
The name Giavonni gained widespread popularity during the Middle Ages, particularly in Italy. It was often associated with religious figures and saints, such as Saint Giovanni Battista (John the Baptist) and Saint Giovanni Evangelista (John the Evangelist). The name was also popular among Italian nobility and influential families.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Giavonni can be found in the writings of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), who mentioned a character named Giavonni in his epic poem "The Divine Comedy". This literary reference helped to solidify the name's prominence in Italian culture.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Giavonni. One of the most famous was Giavonni Boccaccio (1313-1375), an Italian writer and Renaissance humanist, known for his literary masterpiece "The Decameron". Another notable figure was Giavonni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594), an Italian Renaissance composer and one of the most influential figures in the development of sacred music.
In the field of art, Giavonni Bellini (c. 1430-1516) was a renowned Italian Renaissance painter, known for his contributions to Venetian art. His contemporary, Giavonni Antonio Bazzi, better known as Il Sodoma (c. 1477-1549), was also a significant figure in the Italian Renaissance, renowned for his frescoes and paintings.
Moving into the modern era, Giavonni Agnelli (1920-2003) was an influential Italian businessman and principal shareholder of Fiat, who played a pivotal role in the development of the Italian automotive industry.
These are just a few examples of the many notable individuals throughout history who have carried the name Giavonni, a name deeply rooted in Italian culture and tradition, with origins tracing back to ancient Hebrew.
People
Giavonni + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Giavonni as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Giavonni: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Giavonni?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 374 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Giavonni 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 916,455 US residents.
Is Giavonni a common name?
We classify Giavonni as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 378 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Giavonni most popular?
The single biggest year for Giavonni was 2020, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Giavonni is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Giavonni in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 299 people with the name Giavonni, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #29,541 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 Giavonni 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 Giavonni?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Giavonni on both sides of the split. Of the 301 people counted with this name, 134 were male (44.5%) and 167 were female (55.5%). 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 Giavonni?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Giavonni is Black at 63.5%. The next largest groups are White (14.7%) and Hispanic (13.7%). 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 Giavonni most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Giavonni in the 2020 Census, accounting for 63.5% (190 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 Giavonni in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Giavonni a female name?
Yes, 69.6% of people registered as Giavonni 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 Giavonni still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Giavonni 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 Giavonni 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 named Giavonni?
Want to know how many people share the name Giavonni? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.