All around the world, ג'אני (Gianni 
, Giani , Canni 
) is a widespread predominantly masculine, but scarcely feminine forename. The first name ג'אני is characteristic of Italy, where it is a common masculine name, Belgium, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Uruguay, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Italy, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Brazil. Much less frequently, ג'אני is the last name as well as the forename.
ג'אני is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gianni di Marco , the Fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders; Gianni Schicchi (age 50) , the operatic character in the opera Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini and Gianni Ocricchio , the operatic character in the opera Il macigno.