Gia
Gia was the 287th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,069 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 268th; the most babies were born in 2024 (1,195). Over the last ten years it has moved up 86 places. More babies were named Gia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning short form of Giovanna or Georgia · Italian, English
Say it JEE-uh /ˈdʒiə/
- Rank in 2025
- #287 girls, up 44 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,069girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20241,195 babies
- Total since 1880
- 22,700babies recorded
What does the name Gia mean?
Gia is a short form. In Italian it is a pet form of names beginning with Gi-, such as Giovanna, the Italian form of Joanna ("God is gracious"). In English it is also used as a shortening of Georgia, from George, "farmer". Wiktionary lists both sources. Note that già is also an ordinary Italian word for "already", which is not the source of the name.
How sure is this? Probable. Gia is clearly a short form, but which full name it shortens varies.
Related names: Giovanna, Georgia, Gianna.
See also: Italian names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Gia', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Georgia', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Joan', DMNES, Durham University
Gia popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1978.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #287 | 1,069 |
| 2020 | #331 | 938 |
| 2010 | #390 | 814 |
| 2000 | #950 | 225 |
| 1990 | #1,958 | 70 |
| 1980 | #1,556 | 75 |
| 1970 | #829 | 166 |
| 1960 | #1,772 | 41 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gia, counting every spelling?
Gia is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #301 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #287 for Gia on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,079 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gia | 1,069 | #287 | 5,751 |
| Giah | 10 | #9,676 | 52 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Gia?
1,069 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gia (0.30 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Gia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 8 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gia?
About 22,300 people born in the US named Gia are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 5 and 20. That makes Gia a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Gia by state
How common Gia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Rhode Island (2.7×), Connecticut (2.5×), New Jersey (2.3×), Nevada (2.0×), New York (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gia, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Gia · Sibling names for Gia
Gia is also a nickname for Gianna.
Questions about the name Gia
What does Gia mean?
Gia means “short form of Giovanna or Georgia” (Italian, English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Gia?
Gia was the 287th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,069 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 268th; the most babies were born in 2024 (1,195). Over the last ten years it has moved up 86 places. More babies were named Gia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Gia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Gia in the US.
Where is Gia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gia was most common in Rhode Island (1.92 per 1,000 girls), followed by Connecticut and New Jersey.