Giovannie
Of Italian origin, meaning "God is gracious".
Name Census estimates that about 699 living Americans carry the first name Giovannie. It is a predominantly male name (99.2% of registrations). The average person named Giovannie today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Giovannie births was 2010 (38 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Giovannie. 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
699
~ 1 in 490,350 Americans
Peak year
2010
38 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,524
Tracked since 1981
Census
Giovannie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 695 people with the first name Giovannie, which placed it at #16,280 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
#16,280
National first-name rank
People counted
695
695 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
79.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Giovannie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Giovannie is Hispanic at 79.4%. The next largest groups are Black (10.8%) and White (6.0%). 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 Giovannie 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 Giovannie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino79.4% · 552
- Black or African American10.8% · 75
- White6.0% · 42
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 18
- Two or more races1.2% · 8
Gender
Gender distribution for Giovannie
Out of the 710 babies given the name Giovannie since 1880, 99.2% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Giovannie as a male name
- Ranked #8,524 in 2024
- 9 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2010 (38 births)
Giovannie as a female name
- Ranked #12,023 in 1991
- 6 female births in 1991
- Peak: 1991 (6 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Giovannie leans strongly male. 630 people counted with this name were male (92.0%), compared with 55 female bearers (8.0%).
Popularity
Giovannie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Giovannie 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 232 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Giovannie 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 Giovannie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Giovannies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Giovannie, while New York, Florida, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 51 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Giovannie
The name Giovannie has its origins in the Italian language and culture. It is a masculine name derived from the Italian form of the name Giovanni, which in turn is derived from the Latin name Johannes. This Latin name is a form of the Hebrew name Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious."
The name Giovanni was very popular in Italy during the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods. It was often given to boys born on the feast day of St. John the Baptist or St. John the Evangelist, both of whom were important figures in Christianity. The name Giovannie is a variant spelling that emerged later on.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Giovannie can be found in the Italian Renaissance poet and scholar, Giovannie Boccaccio (1313-1375). He is best known for his famous work, the Decameron, which is a collection of novelle or short stories.
Another notable figure with this name was Giovannie Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594), an Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music. He is considered one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance and is often referred to as the "Prince of Music."
In the 17th century, there was Giovannie Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736), an Italian Baroque composer, violinist, and organist. His works were highly influential and helped to shape the development of opera and sacred music during that time.
During the 19th century, Giovannie Segantini (1858-1899) was a renowned Italian painter known for his innovative techniques and his works depicting alpine landscapes and scenes of rural life.
In more recent times, Giovannie Falcone (1939-1992) was an Italian judge who became known for his anti-mafia efforts and his work in prosecuting members of the Sicilian mafia. He was assassinated by the mafia in 1992, but his legacy as a courageous figure in the fight against organized crime lives on.
People
Giovannie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Giovannie 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
Giovannie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Giovannie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 699 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Giovannie 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 490,350 US residents.
Is Giovannie a common name?
We classify Giovannie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 710 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Giovannie most popular?
The single biggest year for Giovannie was 2010, when 38 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Giovannie is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Giovannie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 695 people with the name Giovannie, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,280 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 Giovannie 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 Giovannie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Giovannie leans strongly male. 630 people counted with this name were male (92.0%), compared with 55 female bearers (8.0%). 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 Giovannie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Giovannie is Hispanic at 79.4%. The next largest groups are Black (10.8%) and White (6.0%). 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 Giovannie most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Giovannie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.4% (552 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 Giovannie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Giovannie a male name?
Yes, 99.2% of people registered as Giovannie 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 Giovannie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Giovannie 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 Giovannie 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 share the name Giovannie?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.