Gian Boy
How popular is Gian?
#955 boy name in 2025
244 baby boys were named Gian in the US in 2025, making it the 955th most popular boy name.
Gian popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #955 for boys (▼ 59 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 244 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+62% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,216 in 2015, #1,201 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (328 boys) |
| Highest rank | #777 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1953 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Gian counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Gian family of names ranked #800 for boys in 2025 (#796 the year before), with 286 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gian | 244 | 85% |
| Giann | 20 | 7% |
| Gyan | 10 | 3% |
| Gion | 12 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Gian is most popular
Babies named Gian per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Rhode Island: 1.2 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- Florida: 0.4 per 1,000 (198 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.3 per 1,000 (66 boys)
- Connecticut: 0.3 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Arizona: 0.3 per 1,000 (46 boys)
Gian by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16 | #3,618 |
| 1960s | 97 | #2,029 |
| 1970s | 157 | #2,244 |
| 1980s | 281 | #1,758 |
| 1990s | 494 | #1,603 |
| 2000s | 1,226 | #1,113 |
| 2010s | 1,284 | #1,216 |
| 2020s | 1,478 | #777 |
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Questions
- Is Gian a boy or girl name?
- Gian is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Gian were boys.
- How popular is the name Gian?
- 244 baby boys were named Gian in the US in 2025, making it the 955th most popular boy name.
- When was Gian most popular?
- Gian peaked in 2023, when 328 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #777 in 2023.
- How many people are named Gian?
- 5,033 babies have been named Gian in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,939 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Gian most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Gian was most common in Rhode Island, at 1.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.