girl's name
Iana
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 945
Iana is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 59 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 157,878 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Iana over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 21 |
| 1980s | 64 |
| 1990s | 120 |
| 2000s | 233 |
| 2010s | 178 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 152 |
How popular is Iana?
In 2025, Iana was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Iana is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Iana is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ïana | Ïana is a rare spelling of Iana, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Iana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Iana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Iana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Iana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Iana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Iana
How popular is the name Iana?
In 2025, Iana was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Iana a girl's or a boy's name?
Iana is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Iana most popular?
Iana peaked in 2023, when 59 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Iana a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Iana currently ranks #5,751 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.