
The short answer
Giavanna is a feminine name in current use in the United States: it ranked #1061 for girls in the United States in 2025. Wiktionary files Giavanna as an Italian-derived girls' name; it answers to Italian Giovanna, which Behind the Name gives as the feminine form of Giovanni. The full derivation, and how far the sources will carry it, is set out below.
Meaning and etymology
Wiktionary lists Giavanna as a female given name from Italian but gives it no etymology of its own. The Italian name it answers to is Giovanna, which Behind the Name calls the "Italian form of Iohanna (see Joanna), making it the feminine form of Giovanni" — the Italian John. The step from Giavanna to Giovanna is this site's reading of a spelling change, not a claim a source makes.
Editorial confidence: likely
Popularity
Giavanna ranked #1061 for girls in the United States in 2025. The figure comes from the Social Security Administration's national file for that year.
| Region | Year | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | #1061 | ssa-2025 |
Frequently asked questions
What does the name Giavanna mean?
Wiktionary files Giavanna as an Italian-derived girls' name; it answers to Italian Giovanna, which Behind the Name gives as the feminine form of Giovanni.
Is Giavanna a popular name?
Giavanna ranked #1061 for girls in the United States in 2025. (Social Security Administration data).
Is Giavanna a boy's or a girl's name?
In the 2025 SSA data Giavanna appears in the girls' list.
Sources
- U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names — national data, year of birth 2025 — supports popularity, gender usage.
- Wiktionary: Giavanna — Wiktionary, the free dictionary — supports Italian origin of the given name.
- Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Giovanna — supports meaning of Giovanna.
- Behind the Name: Behind the Name search for Giavanna (no entry) — supports absence of an entry for this spelling.