The baby name Giovana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Italian: /dʒoˈvaːna/ (jo-VAH-na); English: /dʒiː.oʊˈvɑːnə/ (jee-oh-VAH-nuh); Brazilian Portuguese: /ʒi.oˈvanɐ/ (zhee-oh-VAH-nah).
Giovana is Italian in Origin.
The baby name Giovana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Italian: /dʒoˈvaːna/ (jo-VAH-na); English: /dʒiː.oʊˈvɑːnə/ (jee-oh-VAH-nuh); Brazilian Portuguese: /ʒi.oˈvanɐ/ (zhee-oh-VAH-nah).
Giovana is Italian in Origin.
Giovana is a modern Romance feminine given name, a streamlined spelling of Italian Giovanna, the counterpart of Giovanni, ultimately from Latin Iohannes and Hebrew Yohanan, meaning “God is gracious.” The single-n form likely reflects Portuguese orthography and Brazilian naming trends, while retaining the Italian soft g plus y glide: roughly zho-VAH-na or jyo-VAH-na.
Usage rose in late 20th-century Brazil, where Giovana and the alternate Geovana coexist with the classical Giovanna. The name connects to a long pan-European tradition that includes Joanna/Joana, Johanna, Jane/Jeanne, Siobhán, and Slavic Jovana. Italian cultural touchpoints include the rendering of Joan of Arc as Giovanna d’Arco, reinforcing the name’s saintly heritage. Common short forms are Gio, Gigi, Vanna, and Nanna. Spellings and cognates: Giovanna (Italian), Giovana/Geovana (Portuguese-Brazilian), Jovana (South Slavic), Joana/Joanna and Johanna (Portuguese/English/German), with masculine Giovanni/John. The core meaning across all forms remains the affirmation of divine favor.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | Girls | 0 | #38 | 1 | 884 |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| PA | 0 | #133 | 6 | 3,797 | |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 3,119 | 12,708 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| UY | 0 | #175 | 8 | 2,477 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #183 | 869 | 9,488 |
| BR | 0 | #183 | 178 | 5,969 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #191 | 3 | 2,915 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #215 | 3 | 4,575 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #228 | 18 | 6,592 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #230 | 392 | 6,731 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #233 | 1,968 | 14,861 |
| PE | 0 | #240 | 71 | 6,350 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #245 | 5 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #246 | 5 | 4,161 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| BO | 0 | #308 | 74 | 6,868 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #356 | 7 | 8,539 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| MX | 0 | #391 | 23 | 8,339 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #400 | 6 | 3,185 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #405 | 47 | 7,952 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #410 | 4 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #420 | 5 | 15,987 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #423 | 59 | 9,861 |
| CL | 0 | #426 | 9 | 6,867 | |
| CO | 0 | #452 | 29 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #538 | 4 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #547 | 53 | 8,289 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #569 | 5 | 11,342 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #581 | 12 | 9,244 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #618 | 240 | 14,098 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #734 | 18 | 12,213 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #812 | 276 | 16,140 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #861 | 123 | 5,561 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #867 | 12 | 14,506 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #885 | 312 | 17,781 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #903 | 14 | 8,487 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,028 | 6 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,154 | 295 | 9,415 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Giovana is popular in 49 countries — most recent births per country:
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