Giovana
Meaning
“God is gracious (Brazilian-Portuguese spelling of Giovanna, dropping the double consonant)”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Giovana has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
Popularity in Brazil
135,752 people · the #246 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,497 · median age 16
Among people named Giovana living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 9,989 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Giovana
Most people given the name Giovana in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Giovana deep dive
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