| Aurora | Gianna | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Dawn | God is gracious |
| Origin | italian | italian |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | ow-ROH-rah | JAHN-nah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1951 |
| Peak year | 2025 (7,065) | 2020 (7,903) |
| In 2025 | 7,065 | 5,634 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aurora | Gianna |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 36,888 | 39,710 |
| 2010s | 32,160 | 34,665 |
| 2000s | 9,458 | 27,858 |
| 1990s | 3,698 | 6,368 |
| 1980s | 2,227 | 907 |
| 1970s | 1,755 | 420 |
| 1960s | 1,615 | 333 |
| 1950s | 1,780 | 54 |
| 1940s | 2,031 | 0 |
| 1930s | 2,196 | 0 |
| 1920s | 3,316 | 0 |
| 1910s | 1,389 | 0 |
| 1900s | 354 | 0 |
| 1890s | 161 | 0 |
| 1880s | 85 | 0 |
From Latin 'aurora' meaning 'dawn', also the name of the Roman goddess of the morning. Used directly in Italian as both the vocabulary word and the given name.
Italian feminine form of Gianni/Giovanni (John), from Hebrew 'Yochanan' meaning 'Yahweh is gracious / God is gracious'.
Aurora is more popular than Gianna today: about 7,065 US babies were given the name Aurora in 2025, compared with 5,634 named Gianna.
Aurora means Dawn (italian origin), while Gianna means God is gracious (italian origin).
In US records, Aurora first appears in 1880 and Gianna in 1951, so Aurora has the longer recorded history.