Giada
- Pronunciation
- [Gi-a-da]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Not recorded
- Origin
- Italian
Giada is a name traditionally given to a girl of Italian origin. Our sources do not preserve a single agreed-upon literal translation for this particular name, so we list its meaning as unrecorded rather than guess at one. Browse more Italian baby names or search the full library by meaning.
About the Name Giada
Giada is a luminous Italian name meaning "jade," the prized green gemstone long associated with calm, beauty, and good fortune. Pronounced with a soft opening "j" sound, it has the lyrical, vowel-rich musicality typical of Italian names and offers English-speaking families an elegant, exotic alternative to the more familiar Jade. It carries both the cool serenity of its gemstone meaning and the warm romance of its Italian heritage in equal measure.
In American usage the name had a graceful run. Giada first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2007, peaked in 2010 at rank #754, and left the list after 2013, when it sat at #949. Across its run it was given to roughly 2,364 girls who reached the top-1000, the profile of a stylish, internationally flavored name that enjoyed a focused window of popularity before easing back into the rarer, more distinctive territory where it stands today.
Giada's appeal lies in its gemstone meaning, its smooth Italian polish, and its kinship with other vowel-laden favorites like Mia, Bianca, and Aria. It offers the friendly short forms Gia and Dada for everyday use, adding to its versatility. For parents seeking a name that feels sophisticated and warm at once, distinctive without being difficult, Giada delivers a touch of Italian elegance and an unmistakably beautiful, melodic sound.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Giada
US Popularity History (2007–2013)
Annual US births named Giada by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2009 with 374 girls named Giada (girl rank #764 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2013, ranked #949 for girls (267 US births). That's 185 places below its 2009 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Giada Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Giada the strongest states are Connecticut, New Jersey, New York.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | #479 | 39 |
| 2 | New Jersey | #585 | 115 |
| 3 | New York | #670 | 203 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | #709 | 128 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | #751 | 19 |
| 6 | Michigan | #833 | 28 |
| 7 | Illinois | #883 | 78 |
| 8 | Ohio | #931 | 59 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | #931 | 59 |
| 2 | Illinois | #883 | 78 |
| 3 | Michigan | #833 | 28 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | #751 | 19 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | #709 | 128 |
| 6 | New York | #670 | 203 |
| 7 | New Jersey | #585 | 115 |
| 8 | Connecticut | #479 | 39 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Giada in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Giada to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Giada against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).