| Enzo | Giovanni | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Debated; home-ruler or '-enzo' short form | God is gracious |
| Origin | italian | Italian |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | EN-tsoh | joh-VAH-nee |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1915 | 1907 |
| Peak year | 2024 (4,560) | 2010 (3,434) |
| In 2025 | 4,556 | 2,939 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Enzo | Giovanni |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 20,965 | 17,879 |
| 2010s | 10,554 | 30,418 |
| 2000s | 2,572 | 24,227 |
| 1990s | 358 | 10,931 |
| 1980s | 115 | 3,359 |
| 1970s | 143 | 1,418 |
| 1960s | 82 | 579 |
| 1950s | 15 | 153 |
| 1940s | 0 | 20 |
| 1930s | 35 | 56 |
| 1920s | 102 | 135 |
| 1910s | 11 | 175 |
| 1900s | 0 | 18 |
Origin debated. Commonly explained as an Italian form of Germanic Heinz/Heinrich (Henry), from 'heim' ('home') and 'ric' ('ruler'), i.e. 'home ruler'. It is also widely used as a short form of Italian names ending in '-enzo' such as Lorenzo and Vincenzo. A derivation from Germanic Anzo has also been proposed.
Giovanni is the Italian form of John, “God is gracious.”
Enzo is more popular than Giovanni today: about 4,556 US babies were given the name Enzo in 2025, compared with 2,939 named Giovanni.
Enzo means Debated; home-ruler or '-enzo' short form (italian origin), while Giovanni means God is gracious (Italian origin).
In US records, Enzo first appears in 1915 and Giovanni in 1907, so Giovanni has the longer recorded history.