The first name Giancarlo
A boy’s name from Italian.
4 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Italian origin
From Italian Giancarlo.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Giancarlo last appeared in the official list in 2017, given to 4 boys. It peaked in 2007, with 9 births (#2,023).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Giancarlo with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Giancarlo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 125 boys born in the United States were named Giancarlo, the 1,438th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2008, when 381 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Giancarlo
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Giancarlo EspositoAmerican actor (born 1958)
- Giancarlo GonzálezCosta Rican association football player, born 1988
- Gian-Carlo RotaAmerican mathematician and philosopher (1932-1999)
- Giancarlo BergaminiFencer (1926-2020)
- Gian Carlo MinardiFormula One team owner, born 1947
- Giancarlo StantonAmerican baseball player (born 1989)
- Giancarlo CorradiniFootballer, football manager, born 1961
- Giancarlo PrimoBasketball player and coach (1924-2005)
- Giancarlo BadessiActor (1928-2011)
- Gian Carlo Peregoborn 1960
- Giancarlo SantiFilmmaker (1939-2021)
- Carlo CorazzinCanadian soccer player, born 1971
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Questions
- What does the name Giancarlo mean?
- From Italian Giancarlo.
- What is the origin of the name Giancarlo?
- From Italian Giancarlo.
- How popular is the name Giancarlo?
- In 2017, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Giancarlo, ranking 3,996th. Its peak was 2007, with 9 births.
- Is Giancarlo a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 8,652 US babies named Giancarlo since 1880 were boys.
- When was Giancarlo most popular?
- 2008 in the United States, when 381 babies were named Giancarlo, its highest rank at 641st.