Jianna: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God is gracious”
- Origin
- Italian
- Say it
- jee-AH-nuh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Variant spelling of Gianna, the Italian feminine form of Giovanni, from Hebrew Yochanan. The initial J reflects modern spelling adaptation rather than traditional Italian orthography.
How popular is Jianna?
Babies named Jianna in 2024259
2024 rank#996 girls
Peak year2021
Total US babies since 18804,043
Jianna is rising: use over the last five years is 2.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Jianna
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Jianna questions
What does the name Jianna mean?
Jianna means "God is gracious". It comes from Italian. Variant spelling of Gianna, the Italian feminine form of Giovanni, from Hebrew Yochanan. The initial J reflects modern spelling adaptation rather than traditional Italian orthography.
Is Jianna a boy or girl name?
Jianna is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Jianna?
259 US babies were named Jianna in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.
How do you pronounce Jianna?
Jianna 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.