Girls' name · since 1904
Giovanna
Giovanna has 14,135 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #878 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,135
- born since 1904
- 2000s
- peak decade
14,135 babies have been named Giovanna since 1904, making it today's #878 girls' name.
Giovanna has 14,135 recorded births among girls since 1904, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #878 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #1,338 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #878 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,135 born since 1904
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Giovanna ranks #1,338 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #878 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,135 born since 1904, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #878 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,135
- born since 1904
- 2000s
- peak decade
Giovanna's 14,135 recorded births place it above 98.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Giovanna compares
14,135 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Giovanna's all-time total is 38x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Giovanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,135 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 408 | 21 | 19,840 |
Giovanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Giovanna's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 93% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 7%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1904, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 408, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Giovanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 408
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Giovanna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,719 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Giovanna's strongest decade.
3,719 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Giovanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s 172
1910s
172 births
- 1920s 163
1920s
163 births
- 1930s 120
1930s
120 births
- 1940s 108
1940s
108 births
- 1950s 220
1950s
220 births
- 1960s 460
1960s
460 births
- 1970s 749
1970s
749 births
- 1980s 1,037
1980s
1,037 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,226 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,719 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,287 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,859 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,719 births (26% of all-time use).
How Giovanna 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 Giovanna's total volume
Giovanna by state
Where Giovanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,280 | 16.1% |
| #2 | California | | 2,265 | 16.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,262 | 8.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,052 | 7.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 1,004 | 7.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 608 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 520 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 484 | 3.4% |
2,280 of 14,135 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Giovanna appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Giovanna's data
- Giovanna's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (3,719 total births) through the 2020s (1,859) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Giovannas (2,280 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 Giovanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~121 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, 1904–2025 (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 Giovanna 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.