Gianna
“God is gracious”
The alphabet
Names that begin
with G
2,673 G names on the record since 1880 — 47 of them in today's top 1000, split almost evenly between girls and boys. Tap + on any name to build a shortlist as you browse.
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Every G name
Ranked by current US popularity, down to spellings given to five babies in a year. Search, filter, and tap + to keep the ones worth arguing about.
Gabriel
“God is my strength”
Grace
“Grace”
Grayson
Peaked at #32 in 2018
Genesis
“origin”
Gael
Climbing the charts
Georgia
“farmer”
Graham
Climbing the charts
39 names — the full letter, top 8 aboveall 2,673 load once · no pages
Ranks are today’s national standing; “ever” counts every baby recorded with that spelling since 1880. Every name links to its full history and meaning.
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What the letter is telling you
The leader
Gianna carries the letter.
#33 in the country — no G name, girl or boy, sits higher. It reads “God is gracious.”
The lean
G splits almost evenly.
25 girl names in today's top 1000, 22 for boys — as balanced as the alphabet gets.
The crossovers
No name goes both ways.
Every charting G name belongs to one column — the letter splits clean.
G through the decades
G names among each decade’s 200 chart spots1880s2020s
The 1920s were G’s best decade — 10 of the era’s 200 chart spots (top 100 girls + top 100 boys), led by Gladys and George.
Girls Boys · counted from every US birth certificate filed since 1880
IIIFrom below the radar
Quietly excellent, letter G
Names our records love that most shortlists miss — real, recorded, and nowhere near overused.
Goldie#621
“Gold” — back on the charts after a long quiet spell.
Georgina#689
“farmer” — #689 today, 145 years after it was first recorded.
Gian#955
“Yahweh is gracious” — on a steady climb up the charts.
Fresh climbers across every letter live on Rising names.
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Beyond the ranks
Strong G names the ranked list above never reaches — each with its own note from the records.
Giavanna#1060 today
Grecia#1137 today
Giulia#1139 today
Gitty#1192 today
Guadalupe#1248 today
Gianni#1348 today
Georgie#1359 today
Gaia#1388 today
Georgiana#1417 today
Giada#1436 today
Grey#1014 today
Gatlin#1026 today
Gordon#1051 today
Gary#1073 today
Gio#1091 today
Gianluca#1156 today
Gadiel#1186 today
Gerald#1204 today
Gino#1217 today
Genesis#1305 today
Giovani#1310 today
Gilbert#1328 today
Gus#1328 today
Graysen#1388 today
The full list, with method: The best baby names starting with G.
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