Fun Facts About the Name Gianna
- A newer favorite: Gianna first entered the U.S. top 100 in 2006 and stayed there through 2025 - a run of 20 consecutive years.
- More than 110 thousand babies named Gianna: U.S. records list 110,332 babies given the name Gianna from 1880 through 2025. Even 73 boys received the name Gianna - about 1 boy for every 1,510 girls.
What Does the Name Gianna Mean?
Gianna is an Italian feminine name meaning "God is gracious." It is a short form of Giovanna, the Italian feminine form of Giovanni (John). Giovanni comes from Latin Iohannes, from Greek Ioannes, from Hebrew Yochanan, a theophoric name meaning "Yahweh is gracious" or "Yahweh has shown favor." The Hebrew root hanan means "to be gracious." The Italian feminine ending -a marks the name as feminine, and Gianna is also the feminine counterpart of Gianni, a common short form of Giovanni. The literal Hebrew sense is "Yahweh is gracious"; the customary English rendering is "God is gracious."
Gianna Name History & Origins
The name Gianna belongs to the Italian branch of the Hebrew name Yochanan. In the Christian Latin world, the masculine Iohannes and feminine Iohanna were common because of John the Baptist and John the Apostle. In Italian, Iohannes became Giovanni and Iohanna became Giovanna. From Giovanni came short forms such as Gianni, Giannino, and Nanni; from Giovanna came feminine short forms including Gianna, Giannina, and Giannetta. Gianna is used in Italy both as a familiar form and as an independent given name. In English-speaking countries, it entered use mainly through Italian communities and is now found as a standalone name. A notable bearer was Saint Gianna Beretta Molla (1922 - 1962), an Italian pediatrician and mother, canonized in 2004; her name is the Italian feminine form of John. The double n in Gianna reflects Italian spelling, where the first syllable is stressed.
How Popular is the Name Gianna?
Gianna recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2020. Gianna entered the top 100 U.S. girl names in 2006.
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 | #33 | 5,634 | 0.3505% |
| 2024 | #23 | 6,097 | 0.3779% |
| 2023 | #21 | 6,143 | 0.3833% |
| 2022 | #22 | 6,416 | 0.3915% |
| 2021 | #13 | 7,475 | 0.4559% |
| 2020 | #13 | 7,899 | 0.4889% |
| 2019 | #79 | 3,422 | 0.2040% |
| 2018 | #80 | 3,450 | 0.2029% |
| 2017 | #91 | 3,197 | 0.1852% |
| 2016 | #92 | 3,226 | 0.1821% |
| 2015 | #96 | 3,183 | 0.1784% |
| 2014 | #95 | 3,082 | 0.1726% |
| 2013 | #87 | 3,442 | 0.1962% |
| 2012 | #73 | 3,627 | 0.2060% |
| 2011 | #63 | 4,071 | 0.2315% |
| 2010 | #67 | 3,960 | 0.2228% |
| 2009 | #76 | 3,938 | 0.2144% |
| 2008 | #87 | 3,669 | 0.1941% |
| 2007 | #91 | 3,713 | 0.1931% |
| 2006 | #98 | 3,454 | 0.1817% |
| 2005 | #110 | 2,962 | 0.1603% |
| 2004 | #124 | 2,727 | 0.1485% |
| 2003 | #143 | 2,311 | 0.1265% |
| 2002 | #163 | 1,985 | 0.1105% |
| 2001 | #185 | 1,765 | 0.0980% |
| 2000 | #240 | 1,332 | 0.0733% |
| 1999 | #241 | 1,307 | 0.0737% |
| 1998 | #266 | 1,176 | 0.0666% |
| 1997 | #357 | 771 | 0.0443% |
| 1996 | #402 | 655 | 0.0374% |
| 1995 | #420 | 617 | 0.0351% |
| 1994 | #503 | 491 | 0.0275% |
| 1993 | #553 | 430 | 0.0238% |
| 1992 | #620 | 365 | 0.0198% |
| 1991 | #664 | 327 | 0.0174% |
| 1990 | #865 | 227 | 0.0120% |
| 1989 | #881 | 209 | 0.0113% |
| 1988 | #1,304 | 111 | 0.0062% |
| 1987 | #1,183 | 123 | 0.0071% |
| 1986 | #1,442 | 89 | 0.0052% |
| 1985 | #1,413 | 90 | 0.0052% |
| 1984 | #1,794 | 60 | 0.0036% |
| 1983 | #1,543 | 73 | 0.0044% |
| 1982 | #1,929 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 1981 | #2,211 | 46 | 0.0028% |
| 1980 | #2,076 | 50 | 0.0030% |
| 1979 | #1,955 | 53 | 0.0033% |
| 1978 | #1,711 | 61 | 0.0040% |
| 1977 | #2,007 | 48 | 0.0031% |
| 1976 | #2,032 | 43 | 0.0029% |
| 1975 | #2,289 | 36 | 0.0025% |
| 1974 | #2,146 | 38 | 0.0026% |
| 1973 | #2,937 | 23 | 0.0016% |
| 1972 | #2,188 | 35 | 0.0023% |
| 1971 | #1,916 | 45 | 0.0027% |
| 1970 | #2,132 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 1969 | #1,715 | 50 | 0.0030% |
| 1968 | #2,380 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1967 | #1,893 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 1966 | #1,745 | 42 | 0.0025% |
| 1965 | #1,836 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1964 | #2,026 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1963 | #1,691 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 1962 | #2,762 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1961 | #3,515 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1960 | #2,674 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1959 | #3,157 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1958 | #4,650 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,778 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #5,518 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #4,172 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #5,704 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #10,199 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #9,274 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #9,117 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #9,905 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #12,791 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #12,808 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #12,914 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #11,307 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #11,408 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #10,549 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #11,966 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #11,285 | 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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How the Name Gianna Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are introspective, prophetic, philosophical, and soul searching, but also can be analytical, critical and opinionated. You think deeply and clearly, have an air of mystery, can be solitary and secretive. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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