Given name
Giannina
“God is gracious”
In Italian use, Giannina is a diminutive of Giovanna. In Italian use, Giovanna carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Italian use, Giannina is a diminutive of Giovanna. In Italian use, Giovanna carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Giannina is a diminutive of Jane. In Italian usage, Giannina is a diminutive of Giovanna.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Giannina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 531
- 0 boys · 531 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #5,019 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +392%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,019 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 783 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.
Giannina’s family of names
In Italian usage, Giannina is a diminutive of Jane. In Italian usage, Giannina has a conventional naming counterpart in the English form Joan. In Italian usage, Giannina is a diminutive of Gianna.
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Around the world
Giannina has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
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 Giannina
- Giannina BraschiPuerto Rican writerborn 1953
- Giannina FacioCosta Rican actressborn 1955
- Giannina Arangi-LombardiItalian operatic soprano (1891–1951)
- Giannina LattanzioEcuadorian association football playerborn 1993
- Giannina ChiantoniItalian actress (1881-1972)
- Giannina Russsinger (1873-1951)
- Giannina CensiItalian dancer and choreographer1913–1995
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