The first name Gianna
A girl’s name from Italian.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Italian origin
Borrowed from Italian Gianna and Greek Γιάννα (Giánna). Doublet of Jane.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 139 girls were named Gianna, making it the 312th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Gianna with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Gianna at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 5,634 girls born in the United States were named Gianna, the 33rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2020, when 7,903 were.
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.
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Questions
- What does the name Gianna mean?
- Borrowed from Italian Gianna and Greek Γιάννα (Giánna). Doublet of Jane.
- What is the origin of the name Gianna?
- Borrowed from Italian Gianna and Greek Γιάννα (Giánna). Doublet of Jane.
- How popular is the name Gianna?
- In 2025, 139 girls born in England and Wales were named Gianna, ranking 312th.
- Is Gianna a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 110,388 US babies named Gianna since 1880 were girls.
- When was Gianna most popular?
- 2020 in the United States, when 7,903 babies were named Gianna, its highest rank at 13th.