Gionni
An Italian form of John, a masculine name meaning "God is gracious".
Name Census estimates that about 1,975 living Americans carry the first name Gionni. It is a predominantly male name (93.3% of registrations). The average person named Gionni today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Gionni births was 2012 (191 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Gionni. 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.
Key insights
- • Gionni is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 11 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.0K
~ 1 in 173,547 Americans
Peak year
2012
191 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,997
Tracked since 1991
Census
Gionni in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,162 people with the first name Gionni, which placed it at #11,172 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
#11,172
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,162 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
41.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Gionni
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gionni is Hispanic at 41.0%. The next largest groups are Black (28.4%) and White (20.9%). 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 Gionni 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 Gionni at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino41.0% · 476
- Black or African American28.4% · 330
- White20.9% · 243
- Two or more races8.9% · 103
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 4
Gender
Gender distribution for Gionni
Gionni leans heavily male at 93.3% of total registrations, but 133 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Gionni as a male name
- Ranked #1,997 in 2024
- 77 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2012 (185 births)
Gionni as a female name
- Ranked #12,574 in 2024
- 7 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (16 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Gionni leans strongly male. 1,070 people counted with this name were male (91.3%), compared with 102 female bearers (8.7%).
Popularity
Gionni: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Gionni from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,172 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Gionni remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gionni 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 Gionni during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Gionnis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 17 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Gionni, while North Carolina, Maryland, Indiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 58 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Gionni
The name Gionni is an Italian variant of the name John, which has its origins in the Hebrew name Yohanan, meaning "Graced by God" or "Yahweh is gracious". The name John is derived from the ancient Hebrew name Yohanan, which is a compound of the two elements yo (referring to the Hebrew God) and hanan (meaning "he was gracious").
The name Gionni emerged as an Italian form of John, with the addition of the characteristic Italian "-i" ending. It is believed to have originated during the Middle Ages when the spread of Christianity and the influence of the Catholic Church led to the widespread adoption of biblical names across Europe, including Italy.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Gionni can be found in the writings of the renowned Italian poet and philosopher Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). In his masterpiece, the Divine Comedy, Dante mentions a character named Gionni, though it is unclear whether this was a fictional character or a reference to a real person.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Gionni. One of the earliest was Gionni da Pisa (1235-1301), an Italian architect and sculptor who is best known for his work on the Cathedral of Siena and the Camposanto Monumentale in Pisa.
Another prominent figure with the name Gionni was Gionni Pontano (1429-1503), a renowned Italian humanist, poet, and statesman who served as the prime minister of Naples under King Ferdinand I of Naples.
In the realm of art, Gionni Giacometti (1868-1933) was a Swiss painter and sculptor who is often associated with the Modernist movement. His son, the celebrated sculptor Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), was also known by his first name Gionni in some circles.
More recently, Gionni Gavio (1936-2016) was an Italian businessman and entrepreneur who founded the construction company Impregilo, which was involved in major infrastructure projects around the world.
While the name Gionni is not as common today as it once was, it has a rich historical legacy and has been borne by individuals from various walks of life, including artists, writers, architects, and statesmen, across centuries of Italian history.
People
Gionni + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Gionni 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
Gionni: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gionni?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,975 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Gionni 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 173,547 US residents.
Is Gionni a common name?
We classify Gionni as "Rare". It ranks above 93.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,991 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Gionni most popular?
The single biggest year for Gionni was 2012, when 191 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Gionni is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Gionni in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,162 people with the name Gionni, or 0.38 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,172 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 Gionni 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 Gionni?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Gionni leans strongly male. 1,070 people counted with this name were male (91.3%), compared with 102 female bearers (8.7%). 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 Gionni?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gionni is Hispanic at 41.0%. The next largest groups are Black (28.4%) and White (20.9%). 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 Gionni most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Gionni in the 2020 Census, accounting for 41.0% (476 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 Gionni in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Gionni a male name?
Yes, 93.3% of people registered as Gionni in the SSA data are male. 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 Gionni still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Gionni 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 Gionni 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 Gionni?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.