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    The first name Gia

    A girl’s name from Italian.

    1 syllable Female

    Meaning and origin

    Italian origin

    * (name from Italian): Borrowed from Italian Gia * (name from Greek): Clipping of Georgia.

    Gia is a short form of

    .

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 154 girls were named Gia, making it the 293rd most popular girls’ name.

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    1,108
    babies named Gia, 1996–2025
    #293
    rank in 2025
    2025
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Gia with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Gia at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 1,069 girls born in the United States were named Gia, the 287th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 1,195 were.

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    22,700
    babies named Gia since 1880
    #287
    rank in 2025
    2024
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Gia in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Spelled Gia in Italian too.

    Famous people named Gia

    18 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Gia Carangi
      American model (1960–1986)
    • Gia Scala
      American actress (1934–1972)
    • Gia Paloma
      American pornographic actress and director, born 1984
    • Gia Carides
      Australian actress, born 1964
    • Gia Grigalava
      Georgian footballer, born 1989
    • Gia Darling
      American pornographic film actress, pornographic film director, and businesswoman, born 1977
    • Gia Allemand
      American actress, model, reality TV contestant (1983-2013)
    • Gia Gunn
      American drag queen, born 1990
    • Gia Farrell
      American musician, born 1989
    • Gia Lewis-Smallwood
      American discus thrower, born 1979
    • Gia Bugadze
      Georgian artist, born 1956
    • Gia Guruli
      Georgian footballer, born 1964

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    Questions

    What does the name Gia mean?
    * (name from Italian): Borrowed from Italian Gia * (name from Greek): Clipping of Georgia.
    What is the origin of the name Gia?
    * (name from Italian): Borrowed from Italian Gia * (name from Greek): Clipping of Georgia.
    How popular is the name Gia?
    In 2025, 154 girls born in England and Wales were named Gia, ranking 293rd.
    Is Gia a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 22,700 US babies named Gia since 1880 were girls.
    When was Gia most popular?
    2024 in the United States, when 1,195 babies were named Gia, its highest rank at 268th.