Fun Facts About the Name Giavonna
- More than 1 thousand babies named Giavonna: U.S. records list 1,310 babies given the name Giavonna from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Giavonna Mean?
Giavonna is a feminine name meaning "God is gracious." It is a spelling variant of the Italian Giovanna, the feminine form of Giovanni, which is the Italian equivalent of John. The line runs back through Latin Iohannes and Greek Ioannes to Hebrew Yochanan, a compound of a shortened form of the divine name and chanan, "to be gracious" or "to show favor." In Italian, the letters gi stand for the sound of English "j," so Giovanni matches English John sound for sound. The spelling Giavonna simply replaces the o in the first syllable of Giovanna with an a; the name behind it and its meaning are unchanged. The literal sense is a statement about God's favor, not a description of the person who bears the name.
Giavonna Name History & Origins
The source name behind Giavonna is the Italian Giovanna, the feminine counterpart of Giovanni. Both grew out of the Latin Iohannes used in the Latin Bible, which in turn came from Greek Ioannes and Hebrew Yochanan. Because the name spread with Christianity, it took a different shape in each European language: John in English, Jean in French, Juan in Spanish, Jan in Dutch and Polish, and Giovanni and Giovanna in Italian.
Giovanna has a long record of use in Italy. It was borne by Saint Joanna, a follower of Jesus named in the Gospels, and later by noblewomen and queens, including Giovanna of Naples. In Italian, Joan of Arc is called Giovanna d'Arco, since Giovanna serves as the Italian form of Joan as well as of Joanna. English speakers came to know the name mainly through its French and Latin relatives, Joan and Joanna, rather than through the Italian form.
The spelling Giavonna belongs to a group of English respellings of the Italian name, alongside Giovanna and Giavanna. In these spellings the initial Gia- can be read in two ways: as "joh," matching the Italian Gio-, or as "jee-uh," by analogy with the English name Gia and with Italian names such as Gianna. The variant spelling therefore does not change the name's origin or meaning; it reflects the way an Italian name has been adapted to English spelling conventions.
How Popular is the Name Giavonna?
Giavonna has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2006. Its best rank was #2,735 in 2006.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,140 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 2024 | #5,050 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2023 | #4,222 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 2022 | #3,785 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 2021 | #2,968 | 56 | 0.0034% |
| 2020 | #2,860 | 57 | 0.0035% |
| 2019 | #4,285 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 2018 | #4,184 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 2017 | #3,874 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 2016 | #3,195 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 2015 | #4,022 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2014 | #3,054 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 2013 | #3,660 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2012 | #3,331 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 2011 | #3,026 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 2010 | #2,761 | 64 | 0.0036% |
| 2009 | #3,528 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 2008 | #2,935 | 60 | 0.0032% |
| 2007 | #2,899 | 62 | 0.0032% |
| 2006 | #2,735 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 2005 | #3,423 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 2004 | #3,846 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2003 | #3,758 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2002 | #2,985 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 2001 | #3,329 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2000 | #4,449 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1999 | #4,920 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #4,172 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1997 | #7,957 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #9,888 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #10,905 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #8,974 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #5,823 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #8,176 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #8,083 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #10,066 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #10,812 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #10,292 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #11,542 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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