Giovany
Italian masculine name derived from Giovanni, meaning "God is gracious" or "Graced by God".
Name Census estimates that about 1,573 living Americans carry the first name Giovany. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Giovany today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Giovany births was 2010 (127 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Giovany. 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
1.6K
~ 1 in 217,898 Americans
Peak year
2010
127 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,566
Tracked since 1981
Census
Giovany in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,571 people with the first name Giovany, which placed it at #9,023 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
#9,023
National first-name rank
People counted
1.6K
1,571 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
92.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Giovany
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Giovany is Hispanic at 92.0%. The next largest groups are Black (5.0%) and White (2.9%). 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 Giovany 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 Giovany at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino92.0% · 1,445
- Black or African American5.0% · 79
- White2.9% · 45
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.1% · 1
- Two or more races0.1% · 1
Popularity
Giovany: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Giovany 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 713 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
Giovany 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 Giovany during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Giovanys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Giovany, while Nevada, New Jersey, Utah recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 72 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Giovany
The name Giovany is an Italian masculine given name derived from the Italian form of the Latin name Johannes, meaning "Yahweh is gracious." It is a variant of the more common Italian name Giovanni, which has its roots in the ancient Hebrew name Yochanan. The name Giovany gained popularity in Italy during the Middle Ages, particularly in regions like Tuscany and Umbria.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Giovany can be found in the 13th century, when a Florentine nobleman named Giovany di Bartolomeo was mentioned in historical records. During the Renaissance period, several notable individuals bore this name, including Giovany Boccaccio (1313-1375), the renowned Italian writer and author of the Decameron.
In the 16th century, Giovany Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594), an Italian Renaissance composer and one of the most influential figures in the development of Renaissance polyphony, was born with the name Giovany. His compositions, particularly his masses and motets, had a profound impact on the development of sacred music.
Another prominent figure with the name Giovany was Giovany Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770), a Venetian painter and printmaker who was considered a master of the Rococo style. His frescoes and altarpieces adorned many churches and palaces throughout Italy and Europe.
During the 19th century, Giovany Verga (1840-1922), an Italian realist writer and a leading figure in the Verismo literary movement, gained fame for his short stories and novels that depicted the harsh realities of rural Sicilian life.
Giovany Pascoli (1855-1912), an Italian poet and classical scholar, was also a notable bearer of this name. His poetic works, which often drew inspiration from nature and the Italian countryside, earned him a reputation as one of the most important Italian poets of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
People
Giovany + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Giovany 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
Giovany: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Giovany?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,573 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Giovany 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 217,898 US residents.
Is Giovany a common name?
We classify Giovany as "Rare". It ranks above 92.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,594 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Giovany most popular?
The single biggest year for Giovany was 2010, when 127 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Giovany is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Giovany in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,571 people with the name Giovany, or 0.52 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,023 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 Giovany 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 Giovany?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Giovany leans strongly male. 1,547 people counted with this name were male (97.9%), compared with 33 female bearers (2.1%). 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 Giovany?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Giovany is Hispanic at 92.0%. The next largest groups are Black (5.0%) and White (2.9%). 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 Giovany most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Giovany in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.0% (1,445 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 Giovany in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Giovany a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Giovany 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 Giovany still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Giovany 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 Giovany 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 common is the name Giovany?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Giovany on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.