Jianna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jee-AH-na
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,076 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #972 for girls
Jianna is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies) and 972nd for girls in the US (262 babies).
What does Jianna mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Gianna, a short form of Giovanna
“God is gracious”
A spelling of the Italian Gianna, short for Giovanna, the feminine of Giovanni (John).
Is Jianna a girl's or a boy's name?
Jianna is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the UK and 262 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jianna in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,076among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 65% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Jianna, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Jianna in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 26 girls in the UK were given Jianna or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,139, up from #2,076 for this spelling alone.
- Jianna 14
- Jiana 12
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.
Jianna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,981 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
How popular is Jianna in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #972among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 262about 1 in 6,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 262 girls in the US were named Jianna, making it the 972nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 850th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 371 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Jianna in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 325 girls in the US were given Jianna or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #804, up from #972 for this spelling alone.
- Jianna 262
- Jiana 53
- Jiannah 10
Jianna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 262 | #972 |
| 2024 | 260 | #995 |
| 2023 | 250 | #1,012 |
| 2022 | 325 | #858 |
| 2021 | 371 | #768 |
| 2020 | 320 | #850 |
| 2019 | 126 | #1,668 |
| 2018 | 118 | #1,741 |
| 2017 | 134 | #1,614 |
| 2016 | 118 | #1,757 |
| 2015 | 118 | #1,770 |
| 2014 | 132 | #1,624 |
| 2013 | 116 | #1,761 |
| 2012 | 130 | #1,646 |
| 2011 | 116 | #1,758 |
| 2010 | 127 | #1,668 |
| 2009 | 115 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 118 | #1,824 |
| 2007 | 138 | #1,613 |
| 2006 | 134 | #1,597 |
| 2005 | 98 | #1,949 |
| 2004 | 107 | #1,780 |
| 2003 | 119 | #1,611 |
| 2002 | 82 | #2,078 |
| 2001 | 76 | #2,147 |
| 2000 | 55 | #2,668 |
| 1999 | 51 | #2,700 |
| 1998 | 36 | #3,350 |
| 1997 | 34 | #3,362 |
| 1996 | 21 | #4,734 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
Names like Jianna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eliana Aria Ava Ariella Sienna Amara Alora Isabella Arabella Maeva Luna Mila
Other spellings of Jianna
Names related to Jianna
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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, “Jianna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jianna, updated 20 October 2026.