Girl's name
Gianna
Say it jee-AH-nuh
Roots in Italian and Greek God is gracious
3 syllables
Where Gianna is loved, common and rare
Common across Ontario and British Columbia. Rare in Switzerland, Catalonia, the UK and eight more places.
1 in 1,041 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
Ontario 57thBritish Columbia 60thSwitzerland 130th
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Every place
In 15 of the 40 official lists, among them Ontario (57th), British Columbia (60th) and Switzerland (130th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario province | 57th 2024 | 154 | about 1 in 354 |
| British Columbia province | 60th 2023 | 40 | about 1 in 299 |
| Switzerland | 130th 2025 | 53 | 1 in 641 |
| Catalonia region | 184th 2025 | 23 | 1 in 838 |
| Northern Ireland | 231st 2025 | 7 | 1 in 1,041 |
| England and Wales | 312th 2025 | 139 | 1 in 1,822 |
| Quebec province | 346th 2025 | 15 | about 1 in 1,734 |
| Scotland | 387th 2025 | 8 | 1 in 2,236 |
| Cologne city | 419th 2023 | 2 | about 1 in 3,072 |
| Ireland | 608th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 4,225 |
| Italy | 648th 2024 | 17 | 1 in 10,539 |
| France | 760th 2025 | 50 | 1 in 5,736 |
| The Netherlands | 767th 2025 | 14 | about 1 in 4,358 |
| Bonn city | 249th 2025 | 2 | about 1 in 1,508 |
| Leipzig city | 344th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 2,624 |
Rare, below the listed names: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Berlin, Munich, Rostock, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig). How we count, and every source
About the name
Gianna comes from Italian Gianna and Greek Giánna, and it is a doublet of Jane, meaning they share the same root. Through Jane it carries the Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'.
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Three syllables, said jee-AH-nuh, with the stress in the middle, though in fast speech it can sound closer to two. Giana and Jianna are alternative spellings, and Giannetta is a diminutive.
Canada is where Gianna is most popular in the English-speaking world, as a top-60 name in both Ontario and British Columbia. It is also used in Northern Ireland, and in Switzerland, Catalonia and Italy. It is rising in ten regions and falling in none, and Canadian records show it peaking in 2024, so it is still a growing name.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- jee-AH-nuh, 3 syllables
- Meaning
God is gracious
- Origin
- Italian and Greek
- Other spellings
- Jane
- Johanne
- Giannetta
- Ganna
- Giana
- Jianna
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Gianna and Greek Γιάννα (Giánna). Doublet of Jane.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 10 of 14 regions, falling in none.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 1416 | 1512 | 920 | 796 | 382 | 378 | 382 | 319 | 351 | 312 |
| Scotland | 502 | 666 | 502 | 341 | 363 | 285 | 304 | 244 | 387 | |
| Northern Ireland | 266 | 179 | 231 | |||||||
| Ireland | 750 | 873 | 734 | 502 | 628 | 390 | 502 | 262 | 631 | 608 |
| Ontario | 472 | 288 | 359 | 402 | 78 | 67 | 79 | 76 | 57 | |
| British Columbia | 324 | 345 | 370 | 210 | 80 | 69 | 76 | 60 | ||
| Quebec | 927 | 279 | 433 | 261 | 403 | 474 | 346 | |||
| France | 2573 | 2565 | 1989 | 1995 | 905 | 1106 | 981 | 801 | 831 | 760 |
| The Netherlands | 1000 | 735 | 785 | 681 | 992 | 767 | ||||
| Switzerland | 147 | 194 | 193 | 156 | 110 | 125 | 142 | 130 | 142 | 130 |
| Sweden | 742 | 796 | 887 | |||||||
| Catalonia | 404 | 436 | 543 | 258 | 227 | 216 | 220 | 227 | 184 | |
| Italy | 1013 | 790 | 715 | 648 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 312 | 139 | 54.9 |
| 2024 | 351 | 125 | 48.5 |
| 2023 | 319 | 138 | 53.8 |
| 2022 | 382 | 111 | 42.1 |
| 2021 | 378 | 121 | 44.2 |
| 2020 | 382 | 115 | 42.8 |
| 2019 | 796 | 47 | 16.8 |
| 2018 | 920 | 40 | 13.9 |
| 2017 | 1512 | 21 | 7.0 |
| 2016 | 1416 | 23 | 7.5 |
| 2015 | 1405 | 23 | 7.5 |
| 2014 | 1155 | 30 | 9.8 |
| 2013 | 1587 | 19 | 6.2 |
| 2012 | 1342 | 24 | 7.5 |
| 2011 | 1269 | 25 | 7.8 |
| 2010 | 1294 | 24 | 7.5 |
| 2009 | 2535 | 9 | 2.9 |
| 2008 | 2022 | 12 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | 1854 | 13 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | 1435 | 17 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | 1934 | 11 | 3.8 |
| 2004 | 1535 | 14 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | 3099 | 5 | 1.8 |
| 2002 | 1784 | 10 | 3.7 |
| 2001 | 2466 | 6 | 2.2 |
| 2000 | 2746 | 5 | 1.8 |
| 1999 | 1557 | 11 | 3.9 |
| 1998 | 2407 | 6 | 2.1 |
| 1997 | 3174 | 4 | 1.4 |
| 1996 | 2350 | 6 | 2.0 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Gianna in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2020. First recorded in 1961. Her peak year there: 2024, at 282.7 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Gianna per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 2024 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Gianna
1 in 394 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Gianna.
1 in 1,583 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Gianna.
1 in 473 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Gianna.
1 in 1,214 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Gianna.
1 in 1,689 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Gianna.
1 in 924 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Gianna.
1 in 438 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Gianna.
1 in 662 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Gianna.
1 in 636 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Gianna.
1 in 564 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Gianna.
Middle names for Gianna
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Gianna Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials GC
Changes the beat after Gianna: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Gianna Sophie
3-2 beats · initials GS
Changes the beat after Gianna: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Gianna Olivia
3-4 beats · initials GO · Gianna slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Gianna: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables. Gianna slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Gianna Grace
3-1 beats · initials GG
Changes the beat after Gianna: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Gianna Mia
3-2 beats · initials GM
Changes the beat after Gianna: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Gianna Ruby
3-2 beats · initials GR
Changes the beat after Gianna: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Gianna Rose
3-1 beats · initials GR
Changes the beat after Gianna: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 173 in Northern Ireland
Gianna Nora
3-2 beats · initials GN
Changes the beat after Gianna: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
Same style as Gianna
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 2,429 in Northern Ireland
94% alike: moves with Gianna across countries and decades.
1 in 1,041 in Northern Ireland
94% alike: moves with Gianna across countries and decades.
1 in 636 in England and Wales
93% alike: moves with Gianna across countries and decades.
1 in 473 in England and Wales
92% alike: moves with Gianna across countries and decades.
1 in 280 in Northern Ireland
92% alike: moves with Gianna across countries and decades.
1 in 564 in England and Wales
91% alike: moves with Gianna across countries and decades.
1 in 1,193 in Scotland
91% alike: moves with Gianna across countries and decades.
1 in 1,457 in Northern Ireland
91% alike: moves with Gianna across countries and decades.
Famous people named Gianna
Gianna Nannini, Gianna Maria Canale and Gianna Jessen.
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Italian singer and songwriter (born 1954)
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Italian actress (1927-2009)
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Pro-life activist (born 1977)
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Gianna
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Gianna?
Her best rank is No. 57 in Ontario in 2024, about 1 in 354 girls. She is in the published lists of 15 of our 40 regions.
What does Gianna mean?
Wiktionary glosses Gianna as "God is gracious".
How do you pronounce Gianna?
jee-AH-nuh, with 3 syllables.
Is Gianna getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 10 of 14 regions, falling in none.
Which sister names go with Gianna?
The deck's top five sisters for Gianna: Lyra, Alessia, Anaya, Malia and Everly. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.