Ivana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ee-VAH-na
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #973 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,102 for girls
Ivana is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 973rd for girls in the UK (38 babies) and 1,102nd for girls in the US (217 babies).
What does Ivana mean?
Hebrew: Slavic feminine of Ivan (John)
“God is gracious”
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Is Ivana a girl's or a boy's name?
Ivana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 38 girls in the UK and 217 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ivana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 973rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 38 about 1 in 7,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 56% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 38 girls in the UK were named Ivana, making it the 973rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,312th.
2025 had the most girls named Ivana of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Ivana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 922nd in England and Wales.
Ivana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #973 |
| 2024 | 32 | #1,111 |
| 2023 | 27 | #1,285 |
| 2022 | 28 | #1,248 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,553 |
| 2020 | 26 | #1,312 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,628 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,647 |
| 2016 | 28 | #1,291 |
| 2015 | 29 | #1,244 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,494 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,617 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,681 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,629 |
| 2010 | 25 | #1,344 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,957 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,548 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,374 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,488 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,653 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
How popular is Ivana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,102nd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 217 about 1 in 7,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 217 girls in the US were named Ivana, making it the 1,102nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,093rd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 266 girls. It first appears in the records in 1943.
Half of all the girls named Ivana in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ivana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 217 | #1,102 |
| 2024 | 226 | #1,091 |
| 2023 | 223 | #1,098 |
| 2022 | 231 | #1,084 |
| 2021 | 206 | #1,181 |
| 2020 | 223 | #1,093 |
| 2019 | 211 | #1,143 |
| 2018 | 200 | #1,192 |
| 2017 | 191 | #1,244 |
| 2016 | 209 | #1,192 |
| 2015 | 184 | #1,302 |
| 2014 | 163 | #1,403 |
| 2013 | 184 | #1,281 |
| 2012 | 184 | #1,291 |
| 2011 | 228 | #1,079 |
| 2010 | 266 | #963 |
| 2009 | 177 | #1,349 |
| 2008 | 199 | #1,259 |
| 2007 | 239 | #1,088 |
| 2006 | 178 | #1,314 |
| 2005 | 163 | #1,340 |
| 2004 | 154 | #1,362 |
| 2003 | 155 | #1,324 |
| 2002 | 156 | #1,263 |
| 2001 | 176 | #1,169 |
| 2000 | 255 | #862 |
| 1999 | 206 | #994 |
| 1998 | 207 | #974 |
| 1997 | 208 | #950 |
| 1996 | 163 | #1,110 |
| 1995 | 167 | #1,064 |
| 1994 | 164 | #1,093 |
| 1993 | 181 | #1,019 |
| 1992 | 225 | #876 |
| 1991 | 182 | #1,009 |
| 1990 | 231 | #848 |
| 1989 | 108 | #1,388 |
| 1988 | 75 | #1,702 |
| 1987 | 62 | #1,859 |
| 1986 | 46 | #2,227 |
| 1985 | 25 | #3,418 |
| 1984 | 24 | #3,422 |
| 1983 | 19 | #3,948 |
| 1982 | 30 | #2,958 |
| 1981 | 18 | #4,161 |
| 1980 | 35 | #2,651 |
| 1979 | 28 | #2,997 |
| 1978 | 29 | #2,801 |
| 1977 | 33 | #2,557 |
| 1976 | 37 | #2,255 |
| 1975 | 31 | #2,516 |
| 1974 | 35 | #2,254 |
| 1973 | 28 | #2,565 |
| 1972 | 33 | #2,276 |
| 1971 | 27 | #2,665 |
| 1970 | 19 | #3,311 |
| 1969 | 20 | #3,011 |
| 1968 | 16 | #3,314 |
| 1967 | 11 | #4,052 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 10 | #4,201 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 8 | #4,895 |
| 1962 | 9 | #4,532 |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 7 | #4,917 |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 11 | #3,234 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 8 | #3,881 |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,343 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #4,690 |
Names like Ivana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha, Anika, Aisha, Anvika, Anaya, Maryam, Anya, Havana, Arisha, Isha, Arya, Amara
Names related to Ivana
Evana, Ivanna, Avana, Eviana, Ivyanna, Ivyana, Ivania, Ivani
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Ivana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ivana, updated 20 October 2026.