Meaning of the nameGiovanna
- Female
- Italian origin
- Hebrew origin
- Gi-o-van-na
- Biblical name
Giovanna is a spelling of the name Giovana, which means “Italian feminine of Giovanni (João), 'Yahweh is gracious'”.
Meaning
“Italian feminine of Giovanni (João), 'Yahweh is gracious'”
Meaning of the name Giovana, of which Giovanna is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Giovana · Behind the Name: Giovanna · Behind the Name: John
- People (2022)
- 87,038
- Rank in Brazil
- #357
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 37,438
- people
Giovanna in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Giovanna, 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 (38,908 people).
86,645 women 393 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 Giovanna is most common
States with the highest share of people named Giovanna in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.087%
- Distrito Federal 0.075%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.061%
- Minas Gerais 0.045%
- Paraná 0.044%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 38,609 | 0.087% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 9,774 | 0.061% |
| Minas Gerais | 9,334 | 0.045% |
| Paraná | 5,002 | 0.044% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,240 | 0.030% |
| Goiás | 2,339 | 0.033% |
| Bahia | 2,195 | 0.016% |
| Distrito Federal | 2,116 | 0.075% |
| Pernambuco | 2,105 | 0.023% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,787 | 0.024% |
| Ceará | 1,211 | 0.014% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,120 | 0.041% |
| Pará | 1,116 | 0.014% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,064 | 0.029% |
| Amazonas | 802 | 0.020% |
| Paraíba | 756 | 0.019% |
| Maranhão | 735 | 0.011% |
| Espírito Santo | 726 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 693 | 0.021% |
| Alagoas | 487 | 0.016% |
| Piauí | 451 | 0.014% |
| Sergipe | 432 | 0.020% |
| Tocantins | 338 | 0.022% |
| Rondônia | 301 | 0.019% |
| Roraima | 115 | 0.018% |
| Acre | 112 | 0.014% |
| Amapá | 78 | 0.011% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Giovanna
It keeps the double N of the original Italian spelling.
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.
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 Giovanna
What does the name Giovanna mean?
Giovanna means “Italian feminine of Giovanni (João), 'Yahweh is gracious'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Giovana, of which Giovanna is a spelling.
How many people are named Giovanna in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 87,038 people with the first name Giovanna, which ranks it number 357 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Giovanna a boy's or a girl's name?
Giovanna is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 86,645 women and 393 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Giovanna?
Giovanna is a name of Italian and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Giovanna most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.087% of the state's population is named Giovanna (38,609 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Giovanna?
Giovana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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