Yianna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- YAH-nah
- Origin
- Hebrew
Yianna is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Yianna mean?
Hebrew: Greek feminine form related to Yiannis (John)
“God is gracious”
Greek feminine form related to Yiannis, the Greek version of John.
Is Yianna a girl's or a boy's name?
Yianna is a girls' name.
How popular is Yianna in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Yianna in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yianna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
Names like Yianna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ava Luna Ezra Gianna Isabella Briella Isla Bella Eva Elianna Eliza Anna
Names related to Yianna
More Hebrew names
Noah Elijah James Jack Mia Jude Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Levi
Sources
Figures from 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, “Yianna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yianna, updated 20 October 2026.