Given name
Qianna
“one who is gracious”
Qianna is a variant of Qiana. One American interpretation is “one who is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Qianna is a variant of Qiana. One American interpretation is “one who is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Qianna is a variant of Qiana. An origin associated with Qiana is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Qianna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 165
- 0 boys · 165 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 193 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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