Given name & surname
Gianina
“God is gracious”
Gianina is a variant of Gianna. In Italian use, Gianna carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gianina 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 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gianina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 743
- 0 boys · 743 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #5,139 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +141%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,139 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 140.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 831 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.
Gianina’s family of names
Gianina has a related form in Gianna.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Gianina
- Gianina van GroningenRomanian rowerborn 1995
- Gianina ErnstGerman ski jumperborn 1998
- Gianina ȘerbanRomanian politician (born 1983)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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