Girls' name · since 2002

Giona

Giona has 59 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#33,041 of 72,339
all-time among girls
59
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade

59 girls have been named Giona since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Giona has been recorded 59 times among girls since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2011.

  • #33,041 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 59 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Giona ranks #33,041 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#33,041 of 72,339
all-time among girls
59
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Giona's 59 recorded births place it above 54.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Giona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Giona splits its recorded history at 2007: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Giona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2008)
9
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
45678910 200220032004200520072008200920102011 5

Giona by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (45 births, 76% of the file).

2000s was Giona's strongest decade.

45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.

Giona births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 45 births (76% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Giona? ▼
Since 2002, Social Security records show 59 babies named Giona. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #33,041 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2011. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 9 births.
Where does Giona sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Giona ranks #33,041 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Giona most popular? ▼
Giona was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Giona been used? ▼
Giona has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 10 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Giona? ▼
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.

What to do with Giona's data

  • Giona's decade-level peak was the 2000s (45 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Giona

Nearby Names Like Giona

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Giona

Giovanna Girl
#878 14,135 births
Giovanni Girl
#6924 983 births
Gionna Girl
#5634 964 births
Giovana Girl
#10275 881 births
Gioia Girl
#6357 732 births

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Corella
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Ezola
59 births · Peak 1913

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Giona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2011 (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 Giona 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.