Giovanni is the Italian form of John and means "God is gracious", from the Hebrew Yochanan. Writer Giovanni Boccaccio and composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina carried it through the Renaissance, and it remains a classic in Italian-American families. Giovanni ranked number 201 in 2000 and has held a steady place between number 117 and number 143 for the past fifteen years, standing at number 123 in 2025.