Gianna

What Gianna means

Same root as Jane, meaning “God is gracious”

Doublet of Jane || Variant of Jeanne, from French Jeanne, from Middle French Jehanne, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is

Source: Wiktionary, “Gianna” (revision 83830640) and “Jane” (revision 94540460), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Gianna?

US: Rising: up from #96 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #1405 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2020, when 7,903 girls got the name (#13 that year). First in the US records in 1951.

How common

• About 1 in 285 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 1,822 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 2,236 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in DE (10.64 per 1,000 girls), NM (7.7 per 1,000 girls), RI (6.93 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Gianna is #33 in the US and #312 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Gianna were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Giana285 US · 8 E&W
• Jianna262 US · 14 E&W
• Gianni164 US
• Jiana53 US · 12 E&W
• Giannah30 US · 3 E&W
• Jianni27 US
• Gionna22 US
• Jeanna19 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Gianna

Girls

• Alani#161Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #529 in 2015, #161 in 2025
• Selah#216“to hang”^*
• Phoebe#157“bright”^*
• Elianna#218Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #598 in 2015, #218 in 2025
• Nyla#236Editor’s note Up from #326 in 2015 to #236 in 2025 in the US
• Kaia#193Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #447 in 2015, #193 in 2025

For a brother

• Amari#185“Does the given name have different origins?”^*
• Cooper#27Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025
• Giovanni#123Same root as John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”^*
• Jett#169Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #169 vs #452 in 2025
• Emiliano#94Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #94 vs #1,359 in 2025
• Ronan#247Irish, meaning “little seal”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Gianna’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.