Given name & surname
Gianella
“God is gracious”
Gianella is a variant of Gianna. In Italian use, Gianna carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gianella 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 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gianella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,147
- 0 boys · 1,147 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 98 babies
- 2025
- 86
- #2,160 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +48%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 86 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,160 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 48.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 780 as a first name in 2020; 164 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gianella’s family of names
Gianella has a related form in Gianna.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gianella
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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