| Capri | Giovanna | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | the island of Capri | God is gracious |
| Origin | italian | italian |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | kuh-PREE | joh-VAH-nah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (551) | 2005 (408) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Capri | Giovanna |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,948 | 1,859 |
| 2010s | 1,697 | 3,287 |
| 2000s | 661 | 3,719 |
| 1990s | 506 | 2,226 |
| 1980s | 332 | 1,037 |
| 1970s | 155 | 749 |
| 1960s | 74 | 460 |
| 1950s | 63 | 220 |
| 1940s | 0 | 108 |
| 1930s | 0 | 120 |
| 1920s | 0 | 163 |
| 1910s | 0 | 172 |
| 1900s | 0 | 15 |
A place name borrowed from the Italian island of Capri in the Bay of Naples. The island's own name is of disputed origin (possibly Greek 'kapros', wild boar, or Latin 'capreae', goats). Used as a given name it evokes the glamorous Mediterranean island rather than a fixed personal meaning.
The Italian feminine of Giovanni (John), ultimately from Hebrew 'Yochanan' meaning 'God is gracious.' Shares the John root rather than the Hannah root.
Capri and Giovanna are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Capri means the island of Capri (italian origin), while Giovanna means God is gracious (italian origin).
In US records, Capri first appears in 0 and Giovanna in 0, so Capri has the longer recorded history.