Meaning and history
Gianna is an Italian short form of Giovanna and a Modern Greek variant of Ioanna. Its American use grew in the late 20th century and surged in 2020 after Gianna Bryant and her father, basketball player Kobe Bryant, died in a helicopter crash.
20062006: 3,454 births, rank #98
2007: 3,713 births, rank #91
2008: 3,669 births, rank #87
2009: 3,939 births, rank #76
2010: 3,960 births, rank #67
20112011: 4,071 births, rank #63
2012: 3,627 births, rank #73
2013: 3,442 births, rank #87
2014: 3,082 births, rank #95
2015: 3,183 births, rank #96
20162016: 3,226 births, rank #92
2017: 3,199 births, rank #91
2018: 3,451 births, rank #80
2019: 3,424 births, rank #79
2020: 7,903 births, rank #13
20212021: 7,477 births, rank #13
2022: 6,419 births, rank #22
2023: 6,146 births, rank #21
2024: 6,131 births, rank #23
20252025: 5,634 births, rank #33
Gianna has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #240 in 2000 to #33 in 2025. It now stands at #33 for girls. Its highest annual birth count came in 2020, with 7,903 births.