Gianni

“God is gracious” — Hebrew (via Italian) origin

Boy's name · #524 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Gianni is near its high-water mark: it reached #354 in 2020 and still ranked #524 in 2025. About 15,000 boys have carried it since 1962. About 78% of babies named Gianni in recent years have been boys.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,000 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 1,500 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 3,400 boys in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Giannis

Gianni Infantino — Swiss-Italian football administrator
Gianni Rodari — Italian writer and journalist (1920–1980)
Gianni Versace — Italian fashion designer (1946–1997)
Gianni Rivera — Italian footballer and politician
Gianni Vernetti — Italian politician

In stories & tradition

Gianni di Marco — EastEnders
Gianni Greco — Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
Gianni Schicchi (age 50) — Gianni Schicchi

What Giannis become

Among 808 notable people named Gianni:

Entertainers appear 1.68× more often than among typical names — e.g. Gianni Morandi, Italian singer (born 1944).

Similar names: Gian · Remy · Gideon · Zephaniah · Julien · Giancarlo

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