Jiana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jee-AH-na
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,067 for girls
Jiana is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 3,067th for girls in the US (53 babies).
What does Jiana mean?
Hebrew: probably a spelling of Gianna, from Giovanna
“God is gracious”
Probably a phonetic spelling of Gianna, the Italian short form of Giovanna, the feminine of Giovanni (John).
Is Jiana a girl's or a boy's name?
Jiana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 53 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jiana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,344th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12 about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Jiana, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th.
2025 had the most girls named Jiana of any year since it first appeared, in 2012.
Half of all the girls named Jiana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 26 girls in the UK were given Jiana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,139, up from #2,344 for this spelling alone.
- Jianna 14
- Jiana 12
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Jiana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
How popular is Jiana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,067th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 53 about 1 in 30,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 53 girls in the US were named Jiana, making it the 3,067th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,376th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 82 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Jiana than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Jiana in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 325 girls in the US were given Jiana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #804, up from #3,067 for this spelling alone.
- Jianna 262
- Jiana 53
- Jiannah 10
Jiana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #3,067 |
| 2024 | 59 | #2,819 |
| 2023 | 63 | #2,730 |
| 2022 | 78 | #2,364 |
| 2021 | 82 | #2,251 |
| 2020 | 74 | #2,376 |
| 2019 | 43 | #3,551 |
| 2018 | 42 | #3,613 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,918 |
| 2016 | 31 | #4,530 |
| 2015 | 34 | #4,231 |
| 2014 | 41 | #3,717 |
| 2013 | 51 | #3,165 |
| 2012 | 49 | #3,313 |
| 2011 | 41 | #3,722 |
| 2010 | 49 | #3,305 |
| 2009 | 39 | #3,943 |
| 2008 | 44 | #3,644 |
| 2007 | 33 | #4,474 |
| 2006 | 34 | #4,264 |
| 2005 | 36 | #3,938 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 37 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 33 | #3,885 |
| 2001 | 33 | #3,860 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 25 | #4,440 |
| 1998 | 32 | #3,645 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
Names like Jiana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eliana, Amara, Aria, Ariella, Ava, Sienna, Alora, Isabella, Syeda, Dakota, Raya, Amira
Other spellings of Jiana
Names related to Jiana
Jana, Janna, Jiyana, Joana, Janae, Jin, Jihan, Juana, Janiya, Janiah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, 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, “Jiana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jiana, updated 20 October 2026.