Fun Facts About the Name Casanova
- 193 babies named Casanova: U.S. records list 193 babies given the name Casanova from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Casanova Mean?
Casanova is an Italian surname meaning "new house." It is formed from Italian casa ("house") and nova ("new"), the feminine form of novo. The literal sense is topographic or locational: a new house or a place named for one.
The name's later association with a seducer is a symbolic use, not part of its etymology. As a surname, it could identify someone who lived at a new house or came from one of the many Italian localities called Casanova.
Casanova Name History & Origins
Casanova is an Italian surname and place name that predates the 18th century. It belongs to a common Romance type formed from casa plus an adjective, and numerous Italian towns, villages, and estates are named Casanova. In that setting, the surname originally identified a person by residence - someone from the new house or from a place called Casanova.
The name is now most familiar through Giacomo Casanova (1725 - 1798), a Venetian writer, adventurer, and diplomat. His memoirs, Histoire de ma vie, were published after his death and gave English and other languages the use of "Casanova" as a byword for a seducer or promiscuous man. That cultural use is later than the surname and does not explain its origin.
In English-speaking countries, Casanova is used occasionally as a given name, usually as a transferred surname. It has no separate given-name etymology from the Italian surname.
How Popular is the Name Casanova?
Casanova has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #3,548 in 1988.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,059 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #7,830 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #12,537 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #8,284 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #8,182 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #5,857 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #9,845 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #11,004 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #8,876 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #8,253 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #8,227 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #7,641 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #6,654 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #8,930 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #12,828 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2007 | #12,662 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2005 | #11,723 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #10,158 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #9,258 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #8,601 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #3,548 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #4,004 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #5,900 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,458 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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