Giada
A feminine Italian name derived from the gemstone jade.
Name Census estimates that about 4,528 living Americans carry the first name Giada. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Giada today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Giada births was 2009 (374 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Giada. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Giada with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Giada is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 13 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
4.5K
~ 1 in 75,697 Americans
Peak year
2009
374 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,400
Tracked since 1999
Census
Giada in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,581 people with the first name Giada, which placed it at #4,962 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,962
National first-name rank
People counted
3.6K
3,581 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
63.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Giada
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Giada is White at 63.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.9%) and Two or More Races (6.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Giada described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Giada at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White63.8% · 2,285
- Hispanic or Latino24.9% · 893
- Two or more races6.8% · 243
- Black or African American2.7% · 95
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 53
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 12
Popularity
Giada: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Giada from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 2,368 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Giada remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Giada by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Giada during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Giadas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 26 states and territories. New York, California, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Giada, while Tennessee, Missouri, Louisiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 140 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Giada
The name Giada is of Italian origin, derived from the Italian word "giada," which means "jade." The name's roots can be traced back to ancient Greece, where the term "jade" was used to describe a precious green stone.
The name Giada gained popularity in Italy during the Middle Ages, particularly among the wealthy and aristocratic classes. It was often given to children born into families that valued the symbolism and beauty associated with the jade gemstone.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Giada can be found in the 13th-century Italian literary work, "Decameron," by Giovanni Boccaccio. In this work, a character named Giada is described as a beautiful and virtuous young woman.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Giada. One of the earliest was Giada di Montefeltro (1268-1322), an Italian noblewoman and the daughter of Guido I da Montefeltro, a prominent military leader during the late 13th century.
Another prominent figure was Giada Colonna (1492-1550), an Italian Renaissance poet and scholar. She was a member of the influential Colonna family and was known for her literary works, including sonnets and other poetic compositions.
In the 18th century, Giada Danti (1714-1786) was an Italian painter and engraver from Florence. She is best known for her religious paintings and her contributions to the Florentine artistic tradition.
Moving to the 19th century, Giada Sacchi (1839-1905) was an Italian operatic soprano who performed in several notable operas, including those by Verdi and Puccini.
More recently, Giada De Laurentiis (born 1970) is an Italian-American chef, writer, and television personality. She has hosted several popular cooking shows, including "Everyday Italian" and "Giada at Home," and has published several successful cookbooks.
While the name Giada has maintained a strong presence in Italy throughout its history, it has also gained popularity in other parts of the world, particularly in countries with significant Italian communities or cultural influences.
People
Giada + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Giada as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Giada: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Giada?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,528 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Giada going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 75,697 US residents.
Is Giada a common name?
We classify Giada as "Rare". It ranks above 96.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,568 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Giada most popular?
The single biggest year for Giada was 2009, when 374 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Giada is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Giada in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,581 people with the name Giada, or 1.19 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,962 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Giada in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Giada?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Giada appears almost entirely female. Of the 3,579 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Giada?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Giada is White at 63.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.9%) and Two or More Races (6.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Giada most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Giada in the 2020 Census, accounting for 63.8% (2,285 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Giada in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Giada a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Giada in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Giada still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Giada in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Giada can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Giada?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.