Boy’s name · Italian, Hebrew

Giani

How to say it: JAH-nee · /dʒaˈni/

Italian diminutive of Giovanni, from Hebrew 'God is gracious' - variant of Gianni.

Giani was the 8,126th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 46% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #12,760 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#8,126for boys in 2025
1 in 414,417US babies
0born in 2025
#12,760projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Giani
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#8,126
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 414,417
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years−46%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#12,760
In France, 2025#561 among boys’ names, 30 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Giani is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 6 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Giani also love

Nicknames

  • Gi
  • Gian

Other spellings

Honouring a Giani in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Giani is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Hebrew, Italian.

In France: #561 for boys in 2025.

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