Girls' name · peaked in 2020
Gianna name popularity since 1925
110,388 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Gianna. Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Gianna is about 11 years old in 2026. Gianna peaked in 2020 as the #13 name for girls, and it ranked #33 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 110,388
- Named Gianna, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #33
- for girls in 2025 (5,634 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 110,315 girls · 73 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.25× its national share
Peak year is the year Gianna 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.
Gianna births per year, 1925–2025
2020 was the biggest year for Gianna both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Gianna became 3.8× more common, from 1 in 16,000 baby girls to 1 in 4,210.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Gianna's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Gianna.
Decade by decade
Babies named Gianna 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 | 54 | 0 | #4,173 |
| 1960s | 333 | 0 | #1,836 |
| 1970s | 420 | 0 | #2,289 |
| 1980s | 907 | 0 | #1,413 |
| 1990s | 6,368 | 0 | #420 |
| 2000s | 27,858 | 22 | #110 |
| 2010s | 34,665 | 21 | #96 |
| 2020–25 | 39,710 | 30 | #33 |
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
56.9% of babies named Gianna from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Gianna is most popular
The index compares Gianna'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 Gianna.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.25× | 1,274 |
| New Jersey | 2.73× | 8,275 |
| Florida | 2.14× | 8,494 |
| Rhode Island | 2.00× | 780 |
| Delaware | 1.99× | 455 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Gianna and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Gianna (this page) | 110,315 | 2020 |
| Giana | 10,431 | 2011 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Gianna's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Gianna.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Gianna (2020).
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