Jiovanny
A masculine name of Spanish origin, a variant of Giovanni.
Name Census estimates that about 444 living Americans carry the first name Jiovanny. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jiovanny today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jiovanny births was 2007 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jiovanny. 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
444
~ 1 in 771,969 Americans
Peak year
2007
27 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,368
Tracked since 1990
Census
Jiovanny in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 417 people with the first name Jiovanny, which placed it at #23,447 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
#23,447
National first-name rank
People counted
417
417 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
93.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jiovanny
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jiovanny is Hispanic at 93.0%. The next largest groups are White (3.1%) and Black (1.9%). 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 Jiovanny 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 Jiovanny at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino93.0% · 388
- White3.1% · 13
- Black or African American1.9% · 8
- Two or more races1.0% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Popularity
Jiovanny: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jiovanny 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 183 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
Jiovanny 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 Jiovanny during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jiovannys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Jiovanny, while Illinois, Florida, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 26 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jiovanny
The name Jiovanny is a modern variant spelling of the traditional Italian name Giovanni, which originated from the Hebrew name Yohanan. This name ultimately derives from the Biblical Hebrew term "Yohanan," meaning "Graced by God" or "Yahweh is gracious."
In its original Italian form, Giovanni, the name gained widespread popularity during the Middle Ages across Europe, particularly in regions with strong ties to the Catholic Church and its veneration of Saint John the Baptist. The name was favored by many Italian families, who often bestowed it upon their sons as a reflection of their religious devotion.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Giovanni can be traced back to historical records and literary works from the 12th and 13th centuries in Italy. Notably, the renowned Italian poet and philosopher Dante Alighieri, born in 1265, featured the name Giovanni prominently in his seminal work, "The Divine Comedy."
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Giovanni or its variants, including Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), the celebrated Italian writer and author of the "Decameron"; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594), the renowned Italian Renaissance composer; and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770), the acclaimed Venetian painter of the Rococo era.
As the name spread beyond Italy, it underwent various adaptations and modifications in different linguistic and cultural contexts. The spelling Jiovanny emerged as a modern variant, likely influenced by the phonetic patterns of certain languages, such as Spanish or Portuguese, where the combination of the letters "gio" is less common.
Other notable individuals who bore variations of the name include Jiovanni Casanova (1725-1798), the infamous Italian adventurer and author; Jiovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778), the influential Italian artist and architect; and Jiovanni Bellini (c. 1430-1516), the celebrated Italian Renaissance painter from the Venetian school.
While the exact origins of the variant spelling Jiovanny are not entirely clear, it serves as a testament to the enduring influence and adaptability of this name, which has transcended linguistic and cultural boundaries over centuries, carrying with it a rich historical legacy and a profound connection to religious and artistic traditions.
People
Jiovanny + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jiovanny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jiovanny: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jiovanny?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 444 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jiovanny 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 771,969 US residents.
Is Jiovanny a common name?
We classify Jiovanny as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 449 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jiovanny most popular?
The single biggest year for Jiovanny was 2007, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jiovanny is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jiovanny in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 417 people with the name Jiovanny, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,447 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 Jiovanny 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 Jiovanny?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jiovanny leans strongly male. 399 people counted with this name were male (97.3%), compared with 11 female bearers (2.7%). 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 Jiovanny?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jiovanny is Hispanic at 93.0%. The next largest groups are White (3.1%) and Black (1.9%). 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 Jiovanny most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Jiovanny in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.0% (388 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 Jiovanny in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jiovanny a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jiovanny 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 Jiovanny still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jiovanny 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 Jiovanny 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 Jiovanny?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.