Given name & surname
Giana
“God is gracious”
Giana is a variant of Gianna. In Italian use, Gianna carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Giana is a variant of Gianna. In Italian use, Gianna carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Giana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,431
- 0 boys · 10,431 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 515 babies
- 2025
- 285
- #921 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 285 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 921 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 515 in 2010. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (47). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,912 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Giana’s family of names
Giana has a related form in Gianna. In Greek usage, Giana as a surname is a transliteration of Γιανά.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Giana
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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