Gian

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Variant of Giovanni (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #956 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Gian is near its high-water mark: it reached #777 in 2023 and still ranked #956 in 2025. About 5,000 boys have carried it since 1953.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#26 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #71 in Switzerland (2025) · #225 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,644 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,295 in Canada (2024).

Famous Gians

Gian Lorenzo Bernini — Italian sculptor and architect (1598–1680)
Gian Maria Volonte — Italian actor (1933–1994)
Gian Carlo Menotti — Italian-American composer and librettist (1911–2007)
Gian Galeazzo Sforza — Duke of Milano
Gian Galeazzo Visconti — First Duke of Milan (1351–1402)

In stories & tradition

Gian Burrasca — Il Giornalino di Gian Burrasca (novel)
Gian Francesco — La Juive (musical stage work)

What Gians become

Among 839 notable people named Gian:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian philosopher, economist and jurist (1761–1835).

Similar names: Gianni · Massimo · Gianluca · Jesiah · Yohan · Johan

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