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Giana

girl name
Origin
Italian
Syllables
3
Peak era
2000s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

variant of Gianna, from Giovanni, God is gracious

The story

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Giana around the world

One shared root links 47 names across 10 languages.

Shared root: from Hebrew Yochanan "God is gracious", carried through Greek Ioannes and Latin Iohannes into nearly every European language

The constellation

GianaItalian · variantJohnEnglishJuanSpanishJeanFrenchSeanIrishIanScottishEvanWelshIvanSlavicJoãoPortugueseJohannGerman
37 more branches of this family
JackEnglish · short formJohnnyEnglish · diminutiveJohnnieEnglish · diminutiveJohnieEnglish · variantJhonSpanish · variantJeanneFrench · feminine formJeannieScottish · diminutiveJeanieScottish · diminutiveJeanetteFrench · diminutiveJeannetteFrench · diminutiveJeannineFrench · diminutiveJaneEnglish · feminine formJanieEnglish · diminutiveJayneEnglish · variantJannaEnglish · variantJennieEnglish · diminutiveJoanEnglish · feminine formJoannaEnglish · feminine formJoanneEnglish · variantJoannEnglish · variantJohannaGerman · feminine formJanetScottish · diminutiveJanetteFrench · diminutiveJaniceEnglish · related formJanelleEnglish · related formShawnIrish · variantShayneIrish · variantIvanaSlavic · feminine formGiovannaItalian · feminine formGiannaItalian · short formGianniItalian · diminutiveJuanaSpanish · feminine formJuanitaSpanish · diminutiveHanselGerman · diminutiveJacksonEnglish · surname formJohnsonEnglish · surname formJonesWelsh · surname form

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Giana peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

See popularity in Brazil

Popularity in Brazil

1,465 people · the #6,375 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 142,857 · median age 36

1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Giana living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 67 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Giana

Most people given the name Giana in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Giana

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The Giana deep dive

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