Giovanna
Meaning
“Italian feminine form of John/Giovanni, traditionally translated as 'God is gracious'”
Giovanna 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
37 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Giovanna peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
87,038 people · the #357 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 2,331 · median age 15
Among people named Giovanna living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 8,361 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Giovanna
Most people given the name Giovanna 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 Giovanna deep dive
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