girls' name ★ peaked 2009

Giada

Meaning jade Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,438 Trend → Stable

Giada is a feminine Italian given name meaning "jade".

Rank 2025
#1,438
among girls · ↓35 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
150
named Giada · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,715
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
374 babies
All-time total
4,720
#2,677 all-time among girls
First recorded
1999
in Social Security records

Giada popularity over time

4,720 babies have been named Giada since 1999, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2010Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 5 1 – #15,216
2000s 1,376 138 +27420% #764
2010s 2,368 237 +72% #754
2020s (to 2025) 971 162 -32% #1,281

Where Giada 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 152 0.09 outside top 500
2027 153 0.10 outside top 500
2028 154 0.10 outside top 500
2029 155 0.10 outside top 500
2030 156 0.10 outside top 500

Where Giada is most popular

Girls named Giada per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.100 per 1,000. Strongest in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.

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 Giada 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
Connecticut 28 0.481 +380%
New Jersey 82 0.454 +353%
Rhode Island 5 0.399 +298%
Pennsylvania 79 0.334 +233%
New York 129 0.326 +225%
Illinois 51 0.223 +122%
Ohio 31 0.131 +30%
Nevada 6 0.129 +29%
Florida 50 0.117 +16%
Massachusetts 12 0.099 ≈ national
California 81 0.096 ≈ national
North Carolina 16 0.070 -30%
Michigan 11 0.060 -40%
Texas 27 0.034 -67%
Georgia 7 0.031 -69%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Giada

Giada is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,438 in 2025 with 150 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 4,720 American babies have been named Giada. Its peak came in 2009, when 374 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Giada stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Giada?

The median living Giada is about 13 years old; half are between 7 and 16. An estimated 4,700 people named Giada are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

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

Giada year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 150 #1,438
2024 160 #1,403
2023 145 #1,495
2022 179 #1,319
2021 180 #1,281
2020 157 #1,393
2019 150 #1,469
2018 143 #1,523
2017 146 #1,518
2016 178 #1,333
2015 203 #1,221
2014 236 #1,085
2013 267 #949
2012 325 #828
2011 352 #773
2010 368 #754
2009 374 #764
2008 342 #830
2007 336 #846
2006 198 #1,214
2005 83 #2,208
2004 30 #4,533
2003 8 #11,688
2002 – –
2001 – –
2000 5 #15,880
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Giada?

The median living Giada is about 13 years old. Half of all living Giadas are between 7 and 16 years old.

How many people named Giada are alive today?

An estimated 4,700 people named Giada are alive in the United States, based on 4,720 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Giada mean?

Giada is a feminine Italian given name meaning "jade".

How popular is the name Giada in 2025?

Giada ranked #1,438 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 150 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Giada?

4,720 babies have been named Giada in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Giada most popular?

Giada peaked in 2009, when 374 newborns received the name.

Is Giada a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Giada rising or falling?

Giada is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Giada become more popular?

Giada looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 156 girls named Giada in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Giada

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