Giovanna
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About Giovanna
Like Galilea and Livia, one of the Italian names that fashionable American parents—with or without Italian roots—have started to choose for their daughters. It has endured ups and downs since entering the popularity charts in 1991.
Pronounced jo-VAH-nuh.
As of October 2026, Giovanna ranked #878 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #638 in 2001.
Editor's take: The name Giovanna is a girl's name of Italian origin.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #873 | 313 | 175.2 |
| 2015 | #816 | 344 | 192.7 |
| 2016 | #779 | 364 | 205.4 |
| 2017 | #815 | 335 | 194 |
| 2018 | #837 | 324 | 190.5 |
| 2019 | #834 | 326 | 194.2 |
| 2020 | #743 | 368 | 227.6 |
| 2021 | #842 | 328 | 199.9 |
| 2022 | #940 | 288 | 175.6 |
| 2023 | #930 | 285 | 177.6 |
| 2024 | #929 | 284 | 175.3 |
| 2025 | #878 | 304 | 189.1 |
World rankings
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Giovanna on lists
Famous Giovannas
- Giovanna Elisabetta Antonia Romana Maria
Tsaritsa consort of Boris III of Bulgaria
- Giovanna Ralli
Italian actress
- Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Italian actress
- Giovanna Trillini
Italian Olympic fencer
- Giovanna Amati
Italian racing driver
- Giovanna Melandri
Italian politician
- Giovanna Marini
Italian singer,songwriter
- Giovanna Antonelli Prado
Brazilian actress and TV presenter
- Giovanna "Gi" (Falcone) Fletcher
British author and wife of McFly member Tom Fletcher
- Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini
Italian actress
- Edith Giovanna Gassion
birth name of French singer Edith Piaf
- Giovanna "Gigi" Santo Pietro (b. 1997)
daughter of TV hostess Vanna White and George Santo Pietro
- Giovanna Burress (b. 2009)
daughter of NFL player Plaxico Burress
- Giovanna Marie LaValle (b. 2014)
daughter of reality TV personality Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jionni LaValle
- Giovanna Ines 'Gigi' Jovanovich (b. 2019)
daughter of Daphne Oz and John Jovanovich
Giovanna in pop culture
- "Giovanna d'Arco
" (Joan of Arc) opera by Giuseppe Verdi