Mostly girls
Adelina
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Slavic variati…
“noble, nobility”
Unisex · Italian, diminutive of Giovanni, variation of John
Gianni
“God is gracious”
Say it jee-AH-neePronunciation may vary by region.
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The story behind the name
Meet Gianni.
US birth records for 2025 list 164 girls named Gianni (rank #1,351) and 571 boys named Gianni (rank #524).
For girls, the recorded count fell from 192 in 2024 to 164 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count fell from 641 in 2024 to 571 in 2025.
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A little perspective
How popular is Gianni?
Girls · 2025#1,351164 recorded births
Boys · 2025#524571 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 524 | 571 |
| 2025 | Girls | 1,351 | 164 |
| 2024 | Boys | 483 | 641 |
| 2024 | Girls | 1,225 | 192 |
| 2023 | Boys | 448 | 691 |
| 2023 | Girls | 1,179 | 203 |
| 2022 | Boys | 380 | 853 |
| 2022 | Girls | 1,143 | 213 |
| 2021 | Boys | 390 | 821 |
| 2021 | Girls | 1,008 | 254 |
| 2020 | Boys | 354 | 897 |
| 2020 | Girls | 1,040 | 242 |
| 2019 | Boys | 447 | 683 |
| 2019 | Girls | 1,658 | 127 |
| 2018 | Boys | 417 | 751 |
| 2018 | Girls | 1,665 | 126 |
| 2017 | Boys | 527 | 536 |
| 2017 | Girls | 1,818 | 114 |
| 2016 | Boys | 601 | 449 |
| 2016 | Girls | 2,813 | 61 |
| 2015 | Boys | 564 | 501 |
| 2015 | Girls | 2,569 | 70 |
| 2014 | Boys | 521 | 539 |
| 2014 | Girls | 2,452 | 74 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
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Variations & related forms
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