How popular is the name Gian?

Gian ranks 1,401st among boys' names in US records, with 5,853 births since 1953. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,341.

Is Gian a unisex name?

No. Gian is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2023, when 377 children were given the name. It has been in use for 72 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Geon. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#1,401 of boy names

Pronounced JH IY1 AA0 N (ARPABET)

Gian is a boys' name, and first appears in 1953. It has been given to 5,853 children — the 1,401st most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 39% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2023, when 377 children were given it.

Geon is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

2023377

These spellings sound identical to Gian and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Gian?: Gian ranks 1,401st among boys' names in US records, with 5,853 births since 1953. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,341.
Is Gian a unisex name?: No. Gian is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Gian most popular?: 2023, when 377 children were given the name. It has been in use for 72 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Gian spelled?: Geon. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.