Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Giovanna

Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew
Gracious gift from God
Italian
God is gracious; feminine form of Giovanni, the Italian cognate of John

Syllables

4

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Giovanna

Pronunciation

gi(o)-vanna, giov(an)-na

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Vanna White

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #680, 408 births); most recent 2025 (rank #878, 304 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025304
2024284
2023285
2022288
2021328
2020368
2019326
2018324
2017335
2016364

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #734, 51 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1407, 22 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202522
202430
202346
202238
202151
202024
201930
201834
201736
201632

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1960 (rank #307, 68 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1249, 27 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202327
202231
202127
202028
201925
201828
201719
201616
201514
201418

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #627, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #714, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20244
2023–
20225
2021–
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #485, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #632, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20254
20245
20233
2022–
20216
2020–
2019–
20184
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #572, 6 births); most recent 2020 (rank #634, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
20205
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
20156
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence