Girls' name · peaked in 2024
Gia name popularity since 1925
22,700 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Gia. Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Gia is about 12 years old in 2026. Gia peaked in 2024 as the #268 name for girls, and it ranked #287 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 22,700
- Named Gia, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #287
- for girls in 2025 (1,069 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 22,695 girls · 5 boys
- Most popular in
- New Jersey
- 2.52× its national share
Peak year is the year Gia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Gia births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Gia both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2006 and 2011, Gia became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 4,190 baby girls to 1 in 1,660.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Gia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Gia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Gia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 112 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 933 | 0 | #968 |
| 1970s | 943 | 5 | #1,502 |
| 1980s | 696 | 0 | #1,982 |
| 1990s | 847 | 0 | #2,197 |
| 2000s | 3,746 | 0 | #728 |
| 2010s | 8,729 | 0 | #373 |
| 2020–25 | 6,689 | 0 | #287 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
55.5% of babies named Gia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Gia is most popular
The index compares Gia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Gia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 2.52× | 1,407 |
| Florida | 2.06× | 1,508 |
| Arizona | 1.63× | 430 |
| California | 1.63× | 3,502 |
| Connecticut | 1.58× | 348 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Gia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Gia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Gia (2024).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data