girl's name
Iyana
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,582
Iyana is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2002, when 322 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 56,192 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1976.
Iyana 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 | 44 |
| 1980s | 116 |
| 1990s | 664 |
| 2000s | 2,665 |
| 2010s | 1,315 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 481 |
How popular is Iyana?
In 2025, Iyana was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Iyana 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.
Names that peaked alongside Iyana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Iyana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Iyana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Iyana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Iyana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Iyana
How popular is the name Iyana?
In 2025, Iyana was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Iyana a girl's or a boy's name?
Iyana is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Iyana most popular?
Iyana peaked in 2002, when 322 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Iyana a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Iyana currently ranks #2,033 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.