Giovanni, the Italian form of John, comes from the Greek name Ioannes and Hebrew name Yohanan, which is composed of the Hebrew elements yo, meaning "God," and hanan, meaning "to be gracious." Together, it translates to "God is gracious." Giovanni started gaining popularity in the U.S. in the 1960s and has now been a top-150 boy's name every year since 2006. It's a popular anime name thanks to the rival boss and antagonist of the Pokémon series. It's also one of the middle names of model Ashley Graham's eldest son, Isaac Menelik Giovanni, born in 2020.
