US rank #5449 Girls' name Peak 2016 714 births

Gioia — #5449 US girls' name

714 babies named Gioia in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s171940s91950s491960s761970s471980s381990s722000s982010s2092020s99
#5449
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 69% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Gioia was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

25 babies were named Gioia in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gioia

The Social Security Administration has registered 714 babies named Gioia between 1925 and 2024, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gioia currently holds the #5449 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gioia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 209 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Gioia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Gioia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gioia 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 714 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.

Gioia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

714

Since 1925

100 years of records

Peak year

2016

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,449

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1925

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gioia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1925

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
25
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
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Gioia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
209 births that decade — 29% of Gioia's all-time total
1920s171940s91950s491960s761970s471980s381990s722000s982010s2092020s99

Gioia by state

Where Gioia concentrates geographically — total births since 1925

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Gioia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
48 6.7%
#2 California
12 1.7%
New York share of Gioia's total US births 6.7%
Even split

48 of 714 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gioia?
714 babies have been named Gioia since 1925. It currently ranks #5449 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 25 births.
When was Gioia most popular?
Gioia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 209 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Gioia most popular?
The top states for the name Gioia are New York (48 births), California (12 births).
How long has the name Gioia been used?
Gioia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 100 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gioia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Giovanna, Giovanni, Gionna, Giovana, 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, 1925–2024 (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.