Giovanni

Giovanni is strictly a masculine given name in Italian, and Giovanna is the feminine form. However, in the English-speaking world in modern times, Giovanni is also sometimes used as a feminine given name (also sometimes spelled as Geovanni, Giovonnie, Giovannie, Jiovanni, used alongside Giovanna, Gianna, Giannina, Giò, Nina, Vanna, Gia, and Giovannetta). However, Giovanni is more common for males. So, I think that the "Gender" of this name should be updated from "Masculine" to "Masculine & Feminine"; the "Usage" of this name should be updated to read, "Italian, English (Modern)"; and the "Meaning & History" section of this name should be updated to read, "Italian form of Iohannes (see John). This name has been very common in Italy since the late Middle Ages, as with other equivalents of John in Europe. The Renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516) and the painter and sculptor Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) were two famous bearers of the name. It is also sometimes used as a feminine given name in the English-speaking world, alongside the feminine form Giovanna."

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Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_(name)
https://forebears.io/forenames/giovanni

With 1 208 762 bearers, Giovanni is the 4th most common masculine given name in Italy (2014 Data).

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Source: https://forebears.io/forenames/giovanni

In 2003, there were 7 spellings of this name in the top 1000: Giovanni (#177), Giovanny (#720), Jovani (#782), Jovany (#815), Jovanni (#917), Jovanny (#917), and Giovani (#934). If all of these spellings had been reported as one name, there would have been 3,432 boys born with this name in 2003-- enough to put it at #117 on the top 1000.

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Geovanni would go on to appear in the top 1000 in 2008 and 2009.

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The name grew to be more popular as alternate spellings fizzled out. In 2010, there were only five spellings of this name on the top 1000: Giovanni (#116), Giovani (#527), Giovanny (#618), Jovani (#763), and Jovanni (#823). Nonetheless, if all of these spellings had been reported as one name, there would have been 4,876 boys born with this name in 2010-- enough to put it at #85 on the top 1000.

In 2018, 3 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Giovannni who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 930th most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.

This is a common name in the United States.

Giovanni was by far the most common name in Italy in the late Middle Ages (13th-16th centuries), and since then it has always been among the most frequently given names. It is still rather popular today (18th most popular name in Italy in 2004, 20th in 2006). An ageless name.