US rank #268 Girls' name Peak 2024 21,617 births

Gia — #268 US girls' name

21,617 babies named Gia in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1121960s9331970s9421980s6961990s8472000s37462010s87262020s5615
#268
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 98% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Gia was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

1,191 babies were named Gia in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gia

The Social Security Administration has registered 21,617 babies named Gia between 1957 and 2024, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gia currently holds the #268 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 1,191 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 8,726 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Gia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 3,352 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Gia in 45 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21,617 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gia at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

21,617

Since 1957

68 years of records

Peak year

2024

1,191 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#268

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1957

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gia popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1957

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
1,191
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
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Gia popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1978 (Gia as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1978 5

Gia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
8,726 births that decade — 40% of Gia's all-time total
1950s1121960s9331970s9421980s6961990s8472000s37462010s87262020s5615

Gia by state

Where Gia concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Gia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
3,352 15.5%
#2 New York
2,332 10.8%
#3 Texas
1,771 8.2%
#4 Florida
1,412 6.5%
#5 New Jersey
1,343 6.2%
#6 Pennsylvania
1,227 5.7%
#7 Illinois
1,090 5.0%
#8 Ohio
691 3.2%
California share of Gia's total US births 15.5%
Even split

3,352 of 21,617 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.

Gia appears in 45 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gia?
21,617 babies have been named Gia since 1957. It currently ranks #268 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 1,191 births.
When was Gia most popular?
Gia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 8,726 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Gia most popular?
The top states for the name Gia are California (3,352 births), New York (2,332 births), Texas (1,771 births).
How long has the name Gia been used?
Gia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 68 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gianna, Giana, Giavanna, Giada, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1957–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.