Gia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JEE-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #285 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #287 for girls
Gia is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 285th for girls in the UK (171 babies) and 287th for girls in the US (1,069 babies).
What does Gia mean?
Hebrew: Italian short form of Gianna (John)
“God is gracious”
Italian short form of Gianna, itself a short form of Giovanna, the feminine of John.
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Is Gia a girl's or a boy's name?
Gia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 171 girls in the UK and 1,069 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 285th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 171 about 1 in 1,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 125% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 171 girls in the UK were named Gia, making it the 285th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 665th.
2025 had the most girls named Gia of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Gia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 293rd in England and Wales, 324th in Scotland and 231st in Northern Ireland.
Gia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 171 | #285 |
| 2024 | 109 | #433 |
| 2023 | 110 | #418 |
| 2022 | 97 | #477 |
| 2021 | 70 | #602 |
| 2020 | 61 | #665 |
| 2019 | 56 | #753 |
| 2018 | 56 | #762 |
| 2017 | 46 | #897 |
| 2016 | 55 | #778 |
| 2015 | 41 | #960 |
| 2014 | 46 | #891 |
| 2013 | 34 | #1,117 |
| 2012 | 38 | #1,019 |
| 2011 | 45 | #872 |
| 2010 | 34 | #1,055 |
| 2009 | 26 | #1,245 |
| 2008 | 25 | #1,258 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,477 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 22 | #1,215 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,238 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
How popular is Gia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 287th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,069 about 1 in 1,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,069 girls in the US were named Gia, making it the 287th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 331st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 1,195 girls. It first appears in the records in 1957.
2025 had fewer girls named Gia than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Gia in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,069 | #287 |
| 2024 | 1,195 | #268 |
| 2023 | 1,163 | #269 |
| 2022 | 1,183 | #267 |
| 2021 | 1,141 | #277 |
| 2020 | 938 | #331 |
| 2019 | 762 | #411 |
| 2018 | 803 | #387 |
| 2017 | 783 | #401 |
| 2016 | 873 | #374 |
| 2015 | 879 | #372 |
| 2014 | 887 | #367 |
| 2013 | 933 | #349 |
| 2012 | 938 | #333 |
| 2011 | 1,057 | #299 |
| 2010 | 814 | #390 |
| 2009 | 507 | #596 |
| 2008 | 417 | #714 |
| 2007 | 449 | #658 |
| 2006 | 454 | #633 |
| 2005 | 372 | #727 |
| 2004 | 348 | #753 |
| 2003 | 330 | #753 |
| 2002 | 326 | #744 |
| 2001 | 318 | #755 |
| 2000 | 225 | #945 |
| 1999 | 199 | #1,021 |
| 1998 | 174 | #1,104 |
| 1997 | 47 | #2,656 |
| 1996 | 56 | #2,337 |
| 1995 | 61 | #2,184 |
| 1994 | 58 | #2,250 |
| 1993 | 65 | #2,085 |
| 1992 | 50 | #2,508 |
| 1991 | 67 | #2,028 |
| 1990 | 70 | #1,948 |
| 1989 | 68 | #1,905 |
| 1988 | 73 | #1,736 |
| 1987 | 55 | #2,023 |
| 1986 | 65 | #1,769 |
| 1985 | 55 | #1,974 |
| 1984 | 82 | #1,414 |
| 1983 | 68 | #1,629 |
| 1982 | 78 | #1,525 |
| 1981 | 77 | #1,549 |
| 1980 | 75 | #1,552 |
| 1979 | 68 | #1,645 |
| 1978 | 90 | #1,332 |
| 1977 | 93 | #1,275 |
| 1976 | 62 | #1,602 |
| 1975 | 68 | #1,498 |
| 1974 | 83 | #1,284 |
| 1973 | 72 | #1,374 |
| 1972 | 116 | #1,012 |
| 1971 | 125 | #1,000 |
| 1970 | 166 | #827 |
| 1969 | 192 | #728 |
| 1968 | 101 | #1,031 |
| 1967 | 93 | #1,081 |
| 1966 | 132 | #872 |
| 1965 | 113 | #966 |
| 1964 | 71 | #1,334 |
| 1963 | 79 | #1,233 |
| 1962 | 59 | #1,444 |
| 1961 | 52 | #1,567 |
| 1960 | 41 | #1,763 |
| 1959 | 51 | #1,515 |
| 1958 | 43 | #1,629 |
| 1957 | 18 | #2,726 |
Names like Gia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mia, Myla, Gianna, Ava, Zara, Gabriella, Eliana, Fatima, Lyra, Talia, Freya, Aria
Other spellings of Gia
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gia, updated 20 October 2026.