Gianna
Gianna was the 33rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5,634 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 13th with 7,903 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 63 places. More babies were named Gianna in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning feminine of Gianni (John) · Hebrew
Say it jee-AH-nuh /dʒiˈɑnə/
- Rank in 2025
- #33 girls, down 20 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5,634girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20207,903 babies
- Total since 1880
- 110,388babies recorded
What does the name Gianna mean?
Gianna is an Italian woman's name and a short form of Giovanna, the feminine of Giovanni (John). It is also used in Greek (Γιάννα). So, like Jane, it goes back to the Hebrew name Yohanan, explained as 'God is gracious'. Wiktionary calls Gianna and Jane doublets, meaning the same name reached English twice by different routes.
יוֹחָנָן (Biblical Hebrew, “Yohanan, perhaps from Yehohanan 'God is gracious'”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God, names that mean grace.
Nicknames for Gianna
The usual nicknames for Gianna are Gigi and Gia. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Gianna in the last five years, 18 were named Gia, against 14 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigi · also for Georgia, Giselle, Giovanna | Modern | #2,831 | 365 |
| Gia | Modern | #287 | 5,751 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Giannas go by each one.
Gianna popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 73 since 2002.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #33 | 5,634 |
| 2020 | #13 | 7,903 |
| 2010 | #67 | 3,960 |
| 2000 | #240 | 1,333 |
| 1990 | #865 | 227 |
| 1980 | #2,051 | 51 |
| 1970 | #2,132 | 38 |
| 1960 | #2,673 | 21 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gianna, counting every spelling?
Gianna is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #37 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #33 for Gianna on its own. Together these spellings went to 5,949 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gianna | 5,634 | #33 | 31,807 |
| Giana | 285 | #921 | 1,663 |
| Giannah | 30 | #4,591 | 189 |
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 Gianna?
5,634 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gianna (1.56 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Gianna born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is about 1 in 34. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gianna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gianna?
About 109,400 people born in the US named Gianna are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 19. That makes Gianna 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.
Gianna by state
How common Gianna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Delaware (2.6×), Nevada (2.1×), Connecticut (2.0×), New Mexico (1.9×), California (1.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Vermont, Kentucky, Utah.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gianna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gianna, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Gianna · Sibling names for Gianna
Questions about the name Gianna
What does Gianna mean?
Gianna means “feminine of Gianni (John)” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Gianna?
Gianna was the 33rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5,634 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 13th with 7,903 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 63 places. More babies were named Gianna in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Gianna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Gianna in the US.
Where is Gianna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gianna was most common in Delaware (10.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by Nevada and Connecticut.