girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Gia

Meaning A female given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #287 Trend ↑ Rising 41%

A female given name. A female given name from Italian.

Rank 2025
#287
among girls · ↓19 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,069
named Gia · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,504
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
1,195 babies
All-time total
22,700
#978 all-time among girls
First recorded
1957
in Social Security records

Gia popularity over time

22,700 babies have been named Gia since 1957, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 112 – 112 11 – #1,524
1960s 933 – 933 93 +733% #728
1970s 943 5 948 95 +2% #829
1980s 696 – 696 70 -27% #1,420
1990s 847 – 847 85 +22% #1,025
2000s 3,746 – 3,746 375 +342% #596
2010s 8,729 – 8,729 873 +133% #300
2020s (to 2025) 6,689 – 6,689 1,115 +28% #268

Where Gia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,131 0.70 #276
2027 1,186 0.74 #264
2028 1,235 0.77 #250
2029 1,278 0.79 #244
2030 1,316 0.82 #236

Where Gia is most popular

Girls named Gia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.709 per 1,000. Strongest in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Gia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Rhode Island 24 1.92 +170%
Connecticut 105 1.80 +155%
New Jersey 294 1.63 +130%
Nevada 67 1.44 +103%
New York 500 1.26 +78%
Arizona 165 1.18 +66%
Florida 498 1.16 +64%
California 933 1.11 +57%
Louisiana 96 1.10 +55%
Hawaii 12 1.05 +48%
Maryland 101 0.953 +34%
Pennsylvania 221 0.935 +32%
Michigan 162 0.889 +25%
Massachusetts 107 0.885 +25%
Illinois 197 0.861 +21%
Ohio 201 0.847 +20%
Texas 613 0.762 +8%
Virginia 125 0.733 ≈ national
Oklahoma 53 0.720 ≈ national
Georgia 161 0.709 ≈ national
Colorado 71 0.636 -10%
Mississippi 28 0.599 -16%
Missouri 71 0.589 -17%
Kentucky 50 0.585 -18%
Wisconsin 60 0.583 -18%
North Carolina 132 0.580 -18%
Tennessee 90 0.568 -20%
Washington 78 0.540 -24%
Nebraska 19 0.529 -25%
Iowa 29 0.496 -30%
Indiana 69 0.491 -31%
Utah 40 0.481 -32%
Arkansas 25 0.473 -33%
Minnesota 49 0.454 -36%
Kansas 26 0.451 -36%
Alabama 40 0.426 -40%
West Virginia 11 0.420 -41%
South Carolina 37 0.412 -42%
Montana 5 0.369 -48%
South Dakota 5 0.350 -51%
Oregon 19 0.292 -59%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -71%
Idaho 5 0.149 -79%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Maine – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Gia

Gia is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #287 in 2025 with 1,069 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1957, 22,700 American babies have been named Gia. Its peak came in 2024, when 1,195 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Gia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Gia?

The median living Gia is about 11 years old; half are between 4 and 19. An estimated 22 thousand people named Gia are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Gia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,069 #287 – –
2024 1,195 #268 – –
2023 1,163 #269 – –
2022 1,183 #268 – –
2021 1,141 #277 – –
2020 938 #331 – –
2019 762 #411 – –
2018 803 #387 – –
2017 783 #401 – –
2016 873 #374 – –
2015 879 #373 – –
2014 887 #367 – –
2013 933 #349 – –
2012 938 #333 – –
2011 1,057 #300 – –
2010 814 #390 – –
2009 507 #596 – –
2008 417 #714 – –
2007 449 #658 – –
2006 454 #633 – –
2005 372 #728 – –
2004 348 #753 – –
2003 330 #754 – –
2002 326 #745 – –
2001 318 #755 – –
2000 225 #950 – –
1995 61 #2,197 – –
1990 70 #1,958 – –
1985 55 #1,982 – –
1980 75 #1,556 – –
1975 68 #1,502 – –
1970 166 #829 – –
1965 113 #968 – –
1960 41 #1,772 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Gia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Gia Carangi Gia Carangi American supermodel (1960–1986) Contemporary
  2. 2 Gia Coppola Gia Coppola American film director and screenwriter b. 1987 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Gia Mantegna American actress b. 1990 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Gia Long Gia Long Founding emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty (r. 1802–04) 1762–1820 · 18th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Gia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Gia?

The median living Gia is about 11 years old. Half of all living Gias are between 4 and 19 years old.

How many people named Gia are alive today?

An estimated 22 thousand people named Gia are alive in the United States, based on 22,700 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Gia mean?

A female given name. A female given name from Italian.

How popular is the name Gia in 2025?

Gia ranked #287 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,069 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Gia?

22,700 babies have been named Gia in the United States since 1957, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Gia most popular?

Gia peaked in 2024, when 1,195 newborns received the name.

Is Gia a boy or girl name?

Gia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Gia rising or falling?

Gia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Gia become more popular?

Gia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,316 girls named Gia in 2030, which would rank around #236. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Gia?

Well-known people named Gia include Gia Carangi (model), Gia Coppola (film director), Gia Mantegna (actor).

Names like Gia

Names that sound and feel close to Gia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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