Gianna: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God is gracious”
- Origin
- Italian
- Say it
- jee-AH-nuh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Italian feminine form of Gianni, a form of Giovanni, equivalent to Jane/Joanna in origin. It ultimately derives from Hebrew Yohanan.
How popular is Gianna?
Babies named Gianna in 20246,104
2024 rank#23 girls
Peak year2020
Total US babies since 1880104,698
Gianna is rising: use over the last five years is 2.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Gianna
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Gianna questions
What does the name Gianna mean?
Gianna means "God is gracious". It comes from Italian. Italian feminine form of Gianni, a form of Giovanni, equivalent to Jane/Joanna in origin. It ultimately derives from Hebrew Yohanan.
Is Gianna a boy or girl name?
Gianna is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Gianna?
6,104 US babies were named Gianna in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.
How do you pronounce Gianna?
Gianna is usually pronounced jee-AH-nuh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.