Gionna
A feminine name of unknown origin, potentially derived from Italian.
Name Census estimates that about 929 living Americans carry the first name Gionna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Gionna today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Gionna births was 2007 (51 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Gionna. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
929
~ 1 in 368,950 Americans
Peak year
2007
51 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,919
Tracked since 1990
Census
Gionna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 666 people with the first name Gionna, which placed it at #16,791 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#16,791
National first-name rank
People counted
666
666 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
36.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Gionna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gionna is White at 36.5%. The next largest groups are Black (34.5%) and Hispanic (15.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Gionna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Gionna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White36.5% · 243
- Black or African American34.5% · 230
- Hispanic or Latino15.8% · 105
- Two or more races11.0% · 73
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 7
Popularity
Gionna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Gionna from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 343 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Gionna remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gionna by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Gionna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Gionnas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio recorded the most babies named Gionna, while Georgia, Florida, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 25 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Gionna
The name Gionna has its origins in the Italian language, derived from the masculine name Giovanni, which in turn comes from the Hebrew name Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious." It emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 12th to 15th centuries, when Italian names and culture flourished across regions like Tuscany, Umbria, and Lombardy.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Gionna can be found in the historic city of Florence, where a woman named Gionna di Benedetto (1360-1432) was a renowned nun and mystic. Her writings and teachings on spiritual matters gained her widespread recognition during her lifetime.
In the realm of literature, the name Gionna appears in the 14th-century Italian novella "Il Decameron" by Giovanni Boccaccio. One of the tales features a character named Gionna, a clever and resourceful woman whose wit and intelligence are celebrated.
During the Renaissance, a notable figure bearing this name was Gionna Tornabuoni (1468-1488), a member of the influential Tornabuoni family in Florence. She was renowned for her beauty, intelligence, and patronage of the arts, and her portrait was famously painted by the renowned artist Domenico Ghirlandaio.
In the 16th century, Gionna Battista Spagnoli (1497-1548), an Italian scholar and humanist, gained recognition for her expertise in classical literature and her contributions to the study of ancient texts. Her prolific writings and teachings made her a prominent figure in the intellectual circles of her time.
Another notable figure was Gionna Garzoni (1600-1670), an Italian painter renowned for her exquisite still-life paintings featuring fruits, flowers, and everyday objects. Her works were highly sought after by collectors and patrons across Europe, and she is considered one of the most accomplished female artists of the Baroque period.
People
Gionna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Gionna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Gionna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gionna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 929 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Gionna going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 368,950 US residents.
Is Gionna a common name?
We classify Gionna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 941 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Gionna most popular?
The single biggest year for Gionna was 2007, when 51 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Gionna is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Gionna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 666 people with the name Gionna, or 0.22 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,791 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Gionna in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Gionna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Gionna appears almost entirely female. Of the 669 people counted with this name, 99.4% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Gionna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gionna is White at 36.5%. The next largest groups are Black (34.5%) and Hispanic (15.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Gionna most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Gionna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 36.5% (243 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Gionna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Gionna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Gionna in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Gionna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Gionna in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Gionna can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Gionna?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.