Gian
A boys’ name of Italian origin, meaning god is gracious; a form of Giovanni.
How Gian has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2021 | #957 |
| 2022 | #921 |
| 2023 | #777 |
| 2024 | #893 |
| 2025 | #956 |
Gian by the numbers
In 2025, 16 babies in England and Wales were named Gian. In the US, 127 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 151 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Giovanni
Like Gian, each of these traces back to Giovanni: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Giovannigod is gracious; a form of John2,798 in the US (2017)
- Jovannigod is gracious; form of Giovanni212 in the US (2017)
- Giovanivariant of Giovanni; God is gracious193 in the US (2017)
- Geovannigod is gracious; a variant of Giovanni122 in the US (2017)
- GiovannyGod is gracious; a form of Giovanni107 in the US (2017)
- JiovanniGod is gracious; a variant of Giovanni89 in the US (2017)
- Geovannyearth worker; a form of Giovanni or George51 in the US (2017)
- Geovanigod is gracious; a form of Giovanni26 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Gian
Names that are said the same way as Gian, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Gian, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean grace
Like Gian, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- JohnGod is gracious9,444 in the US (2017)
- JackGod is gracious; from John1,595 in England and Wales (2025)
- Iangod is gracious; a form of john5,012 in the US (2017)
- JaxsonGod is gracious; a form of Jackson4,832 in the US (2017)
- EvanGod is gracious4,795 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Gian
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