Gian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAHN
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,686 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #955 for boys
Gian is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 955th for boys in the US (244 babies).
What does Gian mean?
Hebrew: Italian short form of Giovanni (John); also a Punjabi name meaning knowledge
“God is gracious”
Gian is the shortened Giovanni used in compounds such as Gianluca and Gian Lorenzo, as in the sculptor Bernini.
Is Gian a girl's or a boy's name?
Gian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 244 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Gian, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Gian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Gian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,340 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Gian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #955among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 244about 1 in 7,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 91% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 244 boys in the US were named Gian, making it the 955th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,201st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 328 boys. It first appears in the records in 1953.
Half of all the boys named Gian in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 283 boys in the US were given Gian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #795, up from #955 for this spelling alone.
Gian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 244 | #955 |
| 2024 | 264 | #896 |
| 2023 | 328 | #777 |
| 2022 | 250 | #923 |
| 2021 | 234 | #957 |
| 2020 | 158 | #1,201 |
| 2019 | 129 | #1,380 |
| 2018 | 151 | #1,228 |
| 2017 | 127 | #1,384 |
| 2016 | 141 | #1,288 |
| 2015 | 151 | #1,216 |
| 2014 | 122 | #1,389 |
| 2013 | 107 | #1,510 |
| 2012 | 114 | #1,448 |
| 2011 | 121 | #1,377 |
| 2010 | 121 | #1,383 |
| 2009 | 133 | #1,309 |
| 2008 | 151 | #1,180 |
| 2007 | 132 | #1,306 |
| 2006 | 146 | #1,154 |
| 2005 | 124 | #1,260 |
| 2004 | 142 | #1,113 |
| 2003 | 120 | #1,219 |
| 2002 | 126 | #1,129 |
| 2001 | 77 | #1,560 |
| 2000 | 75 | #1,569 |
| 1999 | 52 | #1,876 |
| 1998 | 53 | #1,846 |
| 1997 | 53 | #1,787 |
| 1996 | 47 | #1,904 |
| 1995 | 49 | #1,777 |
| 1994 | 57 | #1,603 |
| 1993 | 54 | #1,633 |
| 1992 | 35 | #2,169 |
| 1991 | 52 | #1,609 |
| 1990 | 42 | #1,835 |
| 1989 | 41 | #1,826 |
| 1988 | 38 | #1,785 |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,758 |
| 1986 | 33 | #1,835 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,708 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,231 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,058 |
| 1981 | 25 | #2,085 |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,058 |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,309 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,279 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,664 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,244 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,714 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,418 |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,557 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,738 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,575 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,029 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,215 |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,083 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,857 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
Names like Gian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jude Grayson Noah Gabriel Sebastian Caleb Ethan Asher Hudson Jonah Finn Zion
Other spellings of Gian
Names related to Gian
More Hebrew names
Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Levi
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, “Gian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gian, updated 20 October 2026.