Gianni: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced JAH-nee · 2 syllables

Italian: a diminutive of the given name Giovanni, equivalent to English Johnny

How popular is Gianni?

Gianni was the #523 name in the US in 2025, given to 735 babies. It’s rising: up 54% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2020.

Babies named Gianni in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2020).

Half of US adults named Gianni are older than 24; most are between 18 and 46. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Gianni have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Gianni is pronounced JAH-nee.

Gianni was the #523 name in the US in 2025, given to 735 babies. It’s rising: up 54% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2020.

Half of US adults named Gianni are older than 24. Most are between 18 and 46.