Gianina
Gianina is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Gianina Beleaga, Romanian rower Gianina Ernst, German ski jumper GiaNina Paolantonio, American dancer, singer, choreographer Gianina Șerban, Romanian politician
Meaning & Origin of Gianina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gianina is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Gianina Beleaga, Romanian rower Gianina Ernst, German ski jumper GiaNina Paolantonio, American dancer, singer, choreographer Gianina Șerban, Romanian politician
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The Story of Gianina
Gianina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1960, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 31 Gianinas were born — ranking #4,469 that year. As of 2026, Gianina ranks #5,406 for baby girls with 23 births, rising sharply (+68% over the past five years). In total, more than 764 Gianinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gianina
Gianina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 764 births in the dataset. Gianina's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #2,976. Use the chart and map above to compare Gianina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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