Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2010

Giana

Meaning Spelling variant of Gianna Gender Girl Rank 2025 #921 Trend ↑ Rising 19%

Spelling variant of Gianna.

Rank 2025
#921
among girls · ↓56 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
285
named Giana · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,640
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2010
515 babies
All-time total
10,431
#1,613 all-time among girls
First recorded
1963
in Social Security records

Giana popularity over time

10,431 babies have been named Giana since 1963, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 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 43 4 – #4,530
1970s 84 8 +95% #5,301
1980s 252 25 +200% #2,126
1990s 946 95 +275% #1,134
2000s 3,412 341 +261% #601
2010s 3,721 372 +9% #568
2020s (to 2025) 1,973 329 -12% #746

Where Giana 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 291 0.18 outside top 500
2027 297 0.18 outside top 500
2028 302 0.19 outside top 500
2029 306 0.19 outside top 500
2030 309 0.19 outside top 500

Where Giana is most popular

Girls named Giana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.205 per 1,000. Strongest in Connecticut, Arizona, and Nevada.

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 Giana 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 26 0.447 +118%
Arizona 54 0.385 +88%
Nevada 17 0.366 +79%
Florida 141 0.330 +61%
California 270 0.321 +57%
Pennsylvania 65 0.275 +34%
Texas 208 0.259 +26%
New York 100 0.253 +23%
New Jersey 45 0.249 +22%
South Carolina 22 0.245 +19%
Illinois 55 0.240 +17%
Michigan 43 0.236 +15%
Georgia 52 0.229 +12%
Maryland 24 0.226 +10%
Kansas 13 0.225 +10%
Wisconsin 23 0.223 +9%
Ohio 48 0.202 ≈ national
North Carolina 45 0.198 ≈ national
Massachusetts 21 0.174 -15%
Minnesota 17 0.158 -23%
Indiana 22 0.157 -24%
Virginia 26 0.153 -26%
Oregon 8 0.123 -40%
Washington 17 0.118 -43%
Colorado 13 0.116 -43%
Louisiana 8 0.091 -55%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -67%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -71%
Missouri 5 0.041 -80%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -85%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Giana

Giana is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #921 in 2025 with 285 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1963, 10,431 American babies have been named Giana. Its peak came in 2010, when 515 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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

How old are people named Giana?

The median living Giana is about 15 years old; half are between 8 and 20. An estimated 10 thousand people named Giana are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Giana year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 285 #921
2024 313 #865
2023 377 #746
2022 311 #896
2021 377 #759
2020 310 #868
2019 264 #980
2018 272 #971
2017 316 #866
2016 290 #944
2015 312 #885
2014 360 #779
2013 413 #685
2012 469 #612
2011 510 #571
2010 515 #568
2009 502 #601
2008 485 #637
2007 463 #641
2006 401 #711
2005 368 #735
2004 289 #852
2003 276 #872
2002 265 #865
2001 197 #1,080
2000 166 #1,200
1995 92 #1,616
1990 58 #2,211
1985 17 #4,516
1980 19 #4,041
1975 5 #9,546
1970 8 #5,993
1965 8 #4,979
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
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1930 – –
1925 – –
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1910 – –
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1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Giana?

The median living Giana is about 15 years old. Half of all living Gianas are between 8 and 20 years old.

How many people named Giana are alive today?

An estimated 10 thousand people named Giana are alive in the United States, based on 10,431 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Giana mean?

Spelling variant of Gianna.

How popular is the name Giana in 2025?

Giana ranked #921 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 285 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Giana?

10,431 babies have been named Giana in the United States since 1963, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Giana most popular?

Giana peaked in 2010, when 515 newborns received the name.

Is Giana a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Giana rising or falling?

Giana has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Giana become more popular?

Giana is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 309 girls named Giana in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Giana

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

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