Gia is a distinctive choice, ranked #474 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Gia in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#474
US Rank #267
About the Name Gia
Gia is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 236 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #461 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1999.
Gia is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #267, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Gia
Unlikely. With around 86 UK babies named Gia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Gia in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Gia is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 236 places over the last five years to #474 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Gia is more popular in the US (#267) than in the UK (#474). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Gia include: Gia Carides — Gia Carides is an Australian actress.; Gia Love — Gia Love is a Black transgender activist, model, kiki performer, ballroom mother and actress.; Gia Mantegna — Gia Cristine Mantegna is an American actress..
Gia appears in the US top 500 at #267 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
86
UK babies named Gia (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 236 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Gia
Likely around 1 other Gia in the class
UK Popularity (1999–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Gia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Gia Carides is an Australian actress. She played Liz Holt in Strictly Ballroom, Susy Connor in Brilliant Lies, and Cousin Nikki in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise.
Gia Marie Carangi was an American supermodel, considered by some to be the first supermodel. In 2023, Harper's Bazaar ranked her 15th among the greatest supermodels in the 1980s.
Gia Long (Chữ hán: 嘉隆) (Vietnamese: [zaː lawŋ] (North), [jaː lawŋ] (South); 8 February 1762 – 3 February 1820), born Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (阮福暎) or Nguyễn Ánh (阮暎), was the founding emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, the last dynasty of Vietnam, which would rule the unified territories that constitute modern-day Vietnam until 1945. A nephew of the last Nguyễn lord who ruled over south Vietnam, Nguyễn Ánh was forced into hiding in 1777 as a 15-year-old when his family was slain in the Tây Sơn revolt.
Gia Love is a Black transgender activist, model, kiki performer, ballroom mother and actress. Love runs the Celebration of Black Trans Women Cookout, a yearly event held at Herbert Von King Park, New York.