Gia Forename

6,858th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 153,126 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Gia Forename User-submission:

It is a shortened version of the Italian name Giovanna, which means 'God's gracious gift', or Yochanan, meaning 'Yahweh has favoured' in Hebrew.

Gia Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam
66%
 
120,6781:768158
Georgia
100%
10,2861:36384
United States
 
94%
7,2851:49,7652,785
Indonesia
100%
2,3151:111,43112,270
China-2,1301:641,34128,731
Singapore
 
60%
2,0791:3,024431
Philippines
 
99%
1,3821:76,7074,746
Ecuador-1,0411:17,0291,083
Abkhazia
100%
8241:29575
Papua New Guinea
 
56%
5581:14,6101,462
Hong Kong-5401:14,3571,220
Canada
100%
5141:64,4623,895
Russia
96%
 
4321:333,8744,206
Thailand
73%
 
4321:162,18911,543
Malaysia
 
61%
3701:82,2976,107
India
 
64%
1951:6,230,143220,926
England
68%
 
1701:327,0768,046
United Arab Emirates-1531:46,7454,247
Sweden
 
63%
1421:69,4223,310
South Ossetia
100%
1381:388110
South Africa
 
98%
1371:398,04920,509
Australia-1341:101,9233,636
Germany
 
75%
1081:895,1667,366
France
 
60%
841:791,3146,877
Dominican Republic-801:130,3916,179
Italy
71%
 
641:954,0958,381
Spain
63%
 
561:830,8928,031
Netherlands
 
94%
501:338,0429,978
Suriname-491:11,2822,027
Bahamas-471:8,4971,088
Belgium
 
83%
351:328,2876,355
Romania-311:646,83817,865
Pakistan
100%
301:6,478,58955,825
Finland
 
55%
291:189,0753,312
Switzerland
 
83%
281:293,3395,808
DR Congo
75%
 
271:2,734,35659,996
Panama
100%
271:144,6876,280
Brazil
 
89%
241:8,926,506114,727
Czechia
 
94%
231:463,3112,414
Norway
100%
231:223,1455,396
Chile
100%
191:926,6958,687
Kazakhstan
82%
 
181:985,93610,651
New Zealand-181:252,0027,674
Benin
100%
161:660,99019,671
Denmark-161:353,0946,331
Hungary
100%
151:652,7852,218
Nigeria
50%
 
151:11,837,624127,959
South Korea-151:369,62810,743
Cameroon
 
64%
131:1,662,34637,840
Greece-131:841,1198,698
Taiwan
100%
131:1,828,43749,694
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
131:104,7257,155
Moldova
100%
111:323,7402,377
Guam-101:16,0651,791
Peru
100%
101:3,179,14527,401
Wales
50%
 
101:309,4314,737
American Samoa-91:6,2051,322
Japan-81:15,998,25741,670
Israel
100%
71:1,200,41715,461
Argentina-61:7,128,87415,663
Colombia
100%
61:7,963,15436,949
Estonia
100%
61:219,2306,245
Mexico
100%
61:20,690,73847,722
Armenia
100%
51:583,7516,330
Austria
100%
41:2,128,55010,134
Costa Rica
100%
41:1,191,98712,292
Morocco-41:8,587,15911,086
Poland
 
95%
41:9,506,7785,827
Portugal-41:2,602,7168,189
Saudi Arabia-41:7,703,14117,485
Seychelles-41:23,1681,192
Uzbekistan
100%
41:7,696,61011,277
Venezuela-41:7,550,47390,577
Belarus
100%
31:3,160,79512,102
Honduras-31:2,939,15620,066
Ivory Coast-31:7,691,97882,363
Puerto Rico-31:1,183,4345,646
Ukraine-31:15,166,63617,541
Afghanistan
100%
21:16,311,75848,279
Grenada
100%
21:54,0623,078
Iran-21:39,248,43450,459
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
Namibia-21:1,202,09012,702
Tanzania
100%
21:26,394,16073,301
Turkey-21:38,900,85464,839
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Cape Verde
100%
11:529,1516,361
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Faroe Islands
100%
11:49,1272,467
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Kyrgyzstan-11:5,973,27746,622
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
Monaco-11:38,4662,379
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Nepal
100%
11:28,487,352119,417
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Paraguay-11:7,236,80516,549
Saint Lucia-11:177,8158,104
San Marino-11:32,920787
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Turkmenistan-11:5,472,8703,925
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958

The alternate forms: Giá (1) & Giã (1) are calculated separately.

Gia (86,612) may also be a surname.

Gia Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a shortened version of the Italian name Giovanna, which means 'God's gracious gift', or Yochanan, meaning 'Yahweh has favoured' in Hebrew.

- alannahxcv

Gia Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giá891/
Giã891/
Giau8639,644/
Giai861,856/
Agia861,203/
Giah86786/
Giay86486/
Egia86335/
Ogia86190/
Giha86156/
Ugia8674/
Giaj8635/
Giaa8628/
Giea8615/
Tgia8612/
Ggia865/
Jgia862/
Hgia862/
Dgia862/
Ia8020,788/
Gaiya751,900/
Jogia751,339/
Ghiya75659/
Gajia75285/
Goiya75283/
Egiah75182/
Gujia75173/
Gaija75105/
Agiah7582/
Hagia7567/
Giath7529/
Gayia7522/
Hegia7521/
Gejia7518/
Goija7517/
Ogiah7515/
Gioja7514/
Gojia7510/
Geija759/
Hugia759/
Agiai758/
Goyia757/
Gihai757/
Aagia755/
Giaas754/
Gihay754/
Hogia754/
Gaiia753/
Goiia753/
Giats752/
Giahy752/
Gihea752/
Gia'a751/
Giaah751/
Giads751/
Giahs751/
Giays751/
Giyoa751/
A'gia751/
Agiau751/
Agiay751/
Ugiah751/
Ugiai751/
Hgiea751/
Giaad751/
Ogiaa751/
Sgiap751/
Gihaa751/
Zia67250,994/
Jia6754,223/
Gio6719,007/
Iah6717,328/
Gea6712,002/
Ija677,880/
Hia674,610/
Iat674,035/
Iha672,970/
Yia672,733/
Gaijia67786/
Iaz67510/
Jga67477/
Ias67459/
Iay67370/
Iad67328/
Ioa67151/
Iap67131/
Sga6777/
Iae6773/
Iaa6766/
Iea6766/
Iaj6756/
Wangia6750/
Iľa6738/
Goijay6724/
Iða6720/
Aghiya6720/
Ghiyai6714/
Hagiah6713/
Gojiah678/
I'A675/
Zga674/
Gaaiya673/
Gió673/
Jogiai672/
Oghiya672/
Gouhia672/
Giaish672/
Giadts671/
Giahad671/
Giattt671/
Giaysh671/
Gaiyaj671/
Gaiyea671/
Gaijau671/
Gaijay671/
Gajiay671/
Gajiea671/
Geegia671/
Guhija671/
Iňa671/
Nghiya671/

Gia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gia in the Russian language
Гиаgia-

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