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Meaning of the nameGiancarlo

Giancarlo is a masculine name of Italian origin, a combination of Giovanni, meaning 'Yahweh is gracious', and Carlo, the Italian form of Carolus.

Meaning

“combination of Giovanni ('Yahweh is gracious') and Carlo”

Source: Wiktionary: Giancarlo (Italian) · Wiktionary: Giovanni (Italian) · Behind the Name: Giancarlo

People (2022)
2,069
Rank in Brazil
#4,990
Median age
38 years
2010 Census
1,696
people

Giancarlo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Giancarlo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (509 people).

0 women 2,058 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Giancarlo is most common

States with the highest share of people named Giancarlo in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.003%
  3. Paraná 0.002%
  4. São Paulo 0.002%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo6650.002%
Rio Grande do Sul2960.003%
Paraná2340.002%
Santa Catarina2040.003%
Minas Gerais1670.001%
Rio de Janeiro1030.001%
Bahia480.000%
Goiás460.001%
Distrito Federal380.001%
Pernambuco330.000%
Espírito Santo330.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul310.001%
Mato Grosso300.001%
Ceará170.000%
Pará160.000%
Maranhão150.000%
Paraíba150.000%
Rio Grande do Norte150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Giancarlo

Giancarlo comes from Italian and joins Giovanni, a form of Hebrew Yôḥānān ('Yahweh is gracious', via Greek and Latin), with Carlo, the Italian form of Latin Carolus, of Germanic origin; Behind the Name describes the name as a combination of Gianni and Carlo. The meaning is that of the two names combined. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,069 people named Giancarlo, with a median age of 38; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Giancarlo (Italian) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Giovanni (Italian) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Carlo (Italian) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  4. Behind the Name: Giancarlo · behindthename.com · meaning
  5. Behind the Name: Gianni · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Giancarlo

What does the name Giancarlo mean?

Giancarlo means “combination of Giovanni ('Yahweh is gracious') and Carlo”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Giancarlo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,069 people with the first name Giancarlo, which ranks it number 4,990 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Giancarlo a boy's or a girl's name?

Giancarlo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,058 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Giancarlo?

Giancarlo is a name of Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Giancarlo most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Giancarlo (296 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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