Iana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ee-AH-nuh
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #5,721 for girls
Iana is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 5,721st for girls in the US (21 babies).
What does Iana mean?
Hebrew: feminine of Ian, or a spelling of Yana; both from John
“God is gracious”
Is Iana a girl's or a boy's name?
Iana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Iana in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2024, with 6 girls.
Iana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
How popular is Iana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,721among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 77,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 111% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 21 girls in the US were named Iana, making it the 5,721st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,554th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 59 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Iana in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Iana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #5,721 |
| 2024 | 32 | #4,386 |
| 2023 | 59 | #2,852 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6,702 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5,608 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6,788 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6,252 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6,338 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4,913 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5,600 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4,930 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 28 | #5,095 |
| 2006 | 32 | #4,462 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5,432 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 21 | #4,951 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 16 | #4,853 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
Names like Iana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sienna Isabella Eliana Ava Ariella Kiara Amara Aria Maeva Alora Isla Eliza
Names related to Iana
More Hebrew names
Noah Elijah James Jack Mia Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Iana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/iana, updated 20 October 2026.