girls' name ★ peaked 2020

Gianna

Meaning Borrowed from Italian Gianna and Greek Γιάννα (Giánna) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #33 Trend ↑ Rising 24%

Borrowed from Italian Gianna and Greek Γιάννα (Giánna).

Rank 2025
#33
among girls · ↓10 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
5,634
named Gianna · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 285
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
7,910 babies
All-time total
110,388
#350 all-time among girls
First recorded
1951
in Social Security records

Gianna popularity over time

110,388 babies have been named Gianna since 1951, 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
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 54 – 54 5 – #3,158
1960s 333 – 333 33 +517% #1,691
1970s 420 – 420 42 +26% #1,711
1980s 907 – 907 91 +116% #881
1990s 6,368 – 6,368 637 +602% #241
2000s 27,858 22 27,880 2,788 +338% #76
2010s 34,665 21 34,686 3,469 +24% #63
2020s (to 2025) 39,710 30 39,740 6,623 +91% #13

Where Gianna 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 5,989 3.73 #29
2027 6,308 3.92 #22
2028 6,592 4.10 #19
2029 6,844 4.26 #16
2030 7,066 4.40 #15

Where Gianna is most popular

Girls named Gianna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 3.92 per 1,000. Strongest in Delaware, Nevada, and Connecticut.

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 Gianna 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
Delaware 116 10.2 +161%
Nevada 380 8.18 +109%
Connecticut 459 7.89 +101%
New Mexico 177 7.28 +86%
California 5,580 6.64 +69%
New Jersey 1,195 6.62 +69%
Arizona 920 6.56 +67%
Rhode Island 80 6.39 +63%
Florida 2,529 5.91 +51%
Illinois 1,226 5.36 +37%
New York 2,115 5.34 +36%
Hawaii 61 5.32 +36%
Massachusetts 629 5.20 +33%
Texas 4,101 5.10 +30%
Louisiana 427 4.88 +24%
Maryland 502 4.74 +21%
District of Columbia 54 4.56 +16%
Pennsylvania 1,045 4.42 +13%
Alaska 38 4.41 +13%
Michigan 801 4.40 +12%
Colorado 487 4.36 +11%
South Carolina 391 4.35 +11%
Kansas 248 4.30 +10%
Wisconsin 438 4.25 +8%
South Dakota 60 4.20 +7%
Nebraska 150 4.17 +6%
Virginia 697 4.09 ≈ national
Ohio 960 4.05 ≈ national
North Carolina 917 4.03 ≈ national
Georgia 854 3.76 ≈ national
North Dakota 49 3.73 -5%
Indiana 523 3.73 -5%
Iowa 214 3.66 -7%
Oregon 233 3.58 -9%
New Hampshire 66 3.57 -9%
West Virginia 92 3.51 -10%
Washington 497 3.44 -12%
Arkansas 177 3.35 -15%
Minnesota 361 3.35 -15%
Mississippi 145 3.10 -21%
Oklahoma 225 3.06 -22%
Idaho 101 3.02 -23%
Alabama 259 2.76 -30%
Missouri 332 2.75 -30%
Tennessee 397 2.51 -36%
Montana 33 2.44 -38%
Maine 37 2.39 -39%
Utah 196 2.36 -40%
Kentucky 192 2.24 -43%
Vermont 5 1.03 -74%
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 Gianna

Gianna is a top-50 name for girls in the United States, ranked #33 in 2025 with 5,634 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1951, 110,388 American babies have been named Gianna. Its peak came in 2020, when 7,910 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 Gianna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Gianna?

The median living Gianna is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 18. An estimated 110 thousand people named Gianna are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Gianna 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 5,634 #33 – –
2024 6,131 #23 7 #10,237
2023 6,146 #21 – –
2022 6,419 #22 8 #9,280
2021 7,477 #13 8 #9,117
2020 7,903 #13 7 #9,909
2019 3,424 #79 5 #12,798
2018 3,451 #80 5 #12,815
2017 3,199 #91 5 #12,919
2016 3,226 #92 – –
2015 3,183 #96 – –
2014 3,082 #95 – –
2013 3,442 #87 – –
2012 3,627 #73 – –
2011 4,071 #63 6 #11,309
2010 3,960 #67 – –
2009 3,939 #76 – –
2008 3,669 #88 – –
2007 3,713 #91 6 #11,408
2006 3,454 #98 – –
2005 2,962 #110 6 #10,549
2004 2,727 #124 5 #11,967
2003 2,311 #143 – –
2002 1,985 #163 5 #11,286
2001 1,765 #185 – –
2000 1,333 #240 – –
1995 617 #420 – –
1990 227 #865 – –
1985 90 #1,413 – –
1980 51 #2,051 – –
1975 36 #2,289 – –
1970 38 #2,132 – –
1965 39 #1,836 – –
1960 21 #2,673 – –
1955 9 #4,173 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Gianna

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

  1. 1 Gianna Beretta Molla Gianna Beretta Molla Italian saint (1922–1962) Contemporary
  2. 2 Gianna Nannini Gianna Nannini Italian singer and songwriter (born 1954) Contemporary
  3. 3 Gianna Terzi Gianna Terzi Greek singer and songwriter (born 1980) Contemporary
  4. 4 Gianna Michaels Pornographic actor, United States b. 1983 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Gianna?

The median living Gianna is about 10 years old. Half of all living Giannas are between 4 and 18 years old.

How many people named Gianna are alive today?

An estimated 110 thousand people named Gianna are alive in the United States, based on 110,388 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Gianna mean?

Borrowed from Italian Gianna and Greek Γιάννα (Giánna).

How popular is the name Gianna in 2025?

Gianna ranked #33 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 5,634 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Gianna?

110,388 babies have been named Gianna in the United States since 1951, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Gianna most popular?

Gianna peaked in 2020, when 7,910 newborns received the name.

Is Gianna a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Gianna rising or falling?

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

Will Gianna become more popular?

Gianna is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 7,066 girls named Gianna in 2030, which would rank around #15. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Gianna?

Well-known people named Gianna include Gianna Beretta Molla (religious figure), Gianna Nannini (musician), Gianna Terzi (singer).

Names like Gianna

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