Gionni
Masculine · “God is gracious”
Gionni is given to both — 1,908 boys and 141 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Gionni respells Gianni, the Italian short form of Giovanni — John — and the Hebrew behind it says God is gracious.
How old is the name Gionni?
Gionni first appears in US birth records in 1991 — 34 years ago. The typical Gionni is a kid of about 9 — this name's wave is very recent. About 1,900 people named Gionni are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Gionni most popular?
Gionni peaked in 2012, reaching #1040 nationally. Today it ranks #2641, 1,601 places below that high. See the whole 2012 chart.
Lists built from the same records:
Where it comes from
From Yochanan to Gionni
The story of Gionni
Yochanan gave Greek Ioannes, Latin Iohannes, and then John, Giovanni, Juan, Ivan and Jean — the most productive name family in Europe. Italian shortened Giovanni to Gianni, carried by Agnelli and Versace. Gionni is a modern respelling and appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
God is gracious
Through Gianni and Giovanni, from the Latin Iohannes and the Hebrew Yochanan, 'the Lord is gracious'. The Gio- respelling is a modern American variation. The Hebrew is transparent and the chain documented.
How the name formed
- Yochanan
- Giovanni
- Gianni
- Gionni
Related forms: Gianni · Giovanni · John
Pronouncing Gionni
JAH-nee
Two syllables, stress on the first. Italian Gianni doubles the n audibly.
Nicknames for Gionni
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1991
- Most boys named
- 2012185 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1040reached in 2012
- Change vs 2024
- −36.4%49 in 2025, from 77
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Gionni in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Gianni in Italian — spelling variant
- Giovanni in Italian — related form
- John in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, New York.
Gionnis among us
people named Gionni are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 34,859 born in 2025 was named Gionni
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Vladimir test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Gionni's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Vladimir climbed just as high around 1997, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Vladimir's path sketches the road Gionni is walking now.
Gionni sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Gionni is headed
Gionni is easing off slowly — about 16% fewer babies a year by 2030 if the trend continues.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Gionni beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Gionni in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- It belongs to the most productive name family in European history.
- Gio is available as a short form with real currency.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk.
- Gianni is the standard Italian spelling.
- English speakers will read the gi as a hard g.
- It will be respelled by other people constantly.
Nobody names a baby alone.
Put Gionni to the vote.
Add it to a family vote or a couple’s swipe deck — the other person gets one card, a simple answer and room to say why. No app, no account for them.
Only the people you invite can see your list.
Already decided on Gionni? Hide it among decoys and let them guess.
What they receive
Someone added a name to your list
Gionni
Masculine · #2641 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Gionnis are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,900 people named Gionni are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Gionni in 2025?
- Gionni ranks #2641 among US boy names in 2025, with 49 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Gionni?
- About 1 in every 34,859 US boys born in 2025 was named Gionni — 49 in all.
- Will my child share the name Gionni with classmates?
- Gionni will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Gionni
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
Keylor#2641 · Ely#2641 · Daelyn#2641 · Judge#2641 · Kato#2641 · Herbert#2641 · Giacomo#2641 · Kaycee#2641
Looking for what else is popular rather than what resembles Gionni? See the current top 100.
Choosing between Gionni and another name?
See them side by side — full stats, history and a gentle verdict.
Compare side by sideIn a hurry? Just pick a winner — one tap, no sign-up, and you see how everyone else voted.
Weighing a whole shortlist? Add the rest in the builder, or settle it with a bracket.
Cast your vote
Which one would you pick?
Your gut first, the numbers after — the split shows once you pick.
US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
No advertising trackers and no data sellinghow we handle your dataindependent and founder-run, about Name Battle