Girls' name · since 1925
Gioia
Gioia has 732 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,357 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 732
- born since 1925
- 2010s
- peak decade
732 babies have been named Gioia since 1925, making it today's #6357 girls' name.
Gioia has 732 recorded births among girls since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6357 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #9,259 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,357 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 732 born since 1925
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gioia ranks #9,259 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,357 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 732 born since 1925, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,357 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 732
- born since 1925
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gioia's 732 recorded births place it above 87.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Gioia compares
732 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gioia's all-time total is 95% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gioia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 732 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gioia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gioia splits its recorded history at 1992: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gioia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Gioia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (209 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Gioia's strongest decade.
209 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Gioia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1940s 9
1940s
9 births
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 76
1960s
76 births
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s 72
1990s
72 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s
2010s
209 births
- 2020s
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 209 births (29% of all-time use).
How Gioia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gioia's total volume
Gioia by state
Where Gioia concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 48 | 6.6% |
| #2 | California | | 12 | 1.6% |
48 of 732 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Gioia's data
- Gioia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (209 total births) through the 2020s (117) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Gioias (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gioia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~100 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1925–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gioia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.