Meaning of the nameGiovana
- Female
- Italian origin
- Hebrew origin
- Gi-o-va-na
- Biblical name
Giovana is a female name taken from Italian Giovanna, the feminine form of Giovanni (João), a name of Hebrew origin meaning 'Yahweh is gracious'.
Meaning
“Italian feminine of Giovanni (João), 'Yahweh is gracious'”
Source: Wiktionary: Giovana · Behind the Name: Giovanna · Behind the Name: John
- People (2022)
- 135,752
- Rank in Brazil
- #246
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 107,324
- people
Giovana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Giovana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (57,351 people).
135,055 women 697 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Giovana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Giovana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.127%
- Paraná 0.110%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.106%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.081%
- Distrito Federal 0.076%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 56,515 | 0.127% |
| Minas Gerais | 13,732 | 0.067% |
| Paraná | 12,566 | 0.110% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 11,496 | 0.106% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 10,429 | 0.065% |
| Santa Catarina | 5,468 | 0.072% |
| Goiás | 3,035 | 0.043% |
| Bahia | 2,596 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 2,243 | 0.081% |
| Distrito Federal | 2,128 | 0.076% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,045 | 0.056% |
| Pernambuco | 2,041 | 0.023% |
| Pará | 1,886 | 0.023% |
| Ceará | 1,510 | 0.017% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,445 | 0.038% |
| Amazonas | 1,276 | 0.032% |
| Maranhão | 1,093 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 663 | 0.020% |
| Paraíba | 651 | 0.016% |
| Piauí | 645 | 0.020% |
| Rondônia | 540 | 0.034% |
| Alagoas | 450 | 0.014% |
| Tocantins | 434 | 0.029% |
| Sergipe | 387 | 0.018% |
| Acre | 189 | 0.023% |
| Roraima | 164 | 0.026% |
| Amapá | 125 | 0.017% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Giovana
Wiktionary records Giovana as a borrowing from Italian Giovanna and a divergent form of Joana, inherited from Latin. Behind the Name gives Giovanna as the Italian form of Iohanna, a name whose biblical form is Joana, which makes it the feminine of Giovanni; Hebrew Yoḥanan, from which João comes, means 'Yahweh is gracious'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 135,752 people named Giovana, with a median age of 16. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Giovanna, Jiovana and Jhiovana, among others, as spelling variants.
It simplifies the Italian double N and is the most recorded spelling in the group.
Other spellings of Giovana
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Giovana | 135,752 |
| Giovanna | 87,038 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Giovana · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Giovanna · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Giovana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Giovana
What does the name Giovana mean?
Giovana means “Italian feminine of Giovanni (João), 'Yahweh is gracious'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Giovana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 135,752 people with the first name Giovana, which ranks it number 246 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Giovana a boy's or a girl's name?
Giovana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 135,055 women and 697 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Giovana?
Giovana is a name of Italian and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Giovana most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.127% of the state's population is named Giovana (56,515 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Giovana?
Giovanna. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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