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Gianah

Girl · JAH-na · Hebrew

Gianah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Gianah mean?

Hebrew: spelling of Gianna; Italian short form of Giovanna (John)

“God is gracious”

Italian short form of Giovanna, the feminine of Giovanni (John).

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JAH-na

Meaning borrowed from Gianna. More on Wiktionary.

Is Gianah a girl's or a boy's name?

Gianah is a girls' name.

How popular is Gianah in the US?

No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 2005.

Half of all the girls named Gianah in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

2005Busiest: 15 in 20092024
Gianah in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20247#12,156
20230–
20229#10,377
20218#11,141
20206#13,448
20196#13,793
20186#13,788
20175#15,898
20166#14,326
20155#16,413
20147#13,063
20136#14,577
201210#10,424
201110#10,370
20109#11,240
200915#8,054
200812#9,472
200713#9,003
20065#17,163
20056#14,495

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