Giovanna

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A few things about Giovanna you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Giovanna

Giovanna Antonelli

Brazilian actress

Choose Giovanna and your child shares a first name with Giovanna Antonelli, a Brazilian actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Giovanna, like who?” Giovanna Antonelli's Wikipedia article is available in 37 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Web Summit Rio from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 5,288 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Giovanna, 304 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Giovanna would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryGiovanna first shows up in US birth records in 1904, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 121 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2001, when it reached #637.
• 🍂TrendGiovanna has slipped 134 places over the last five years and now sits at #878. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedGiovanna is most popular in New Jersey, where it ranks #263, followed by Massachusetts (#313) and Connecticut (#393). It's in the top 1,000 in 13 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Giovanna means “God is gracious”. Our records link it to Hebrew and Italian roots.

About the name Giovanna

Giovanna is a girl name of Hebrew and Italian origin meaning “God is gracious”. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with G and ending in “-nna”. US birth records list Giovanna for girls from 1904 to 2025, in 119 of those 122 years. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked #637 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #878, with 304 babies.

Origin:Hebrew namesItalian names