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The first name Ivana

A girl’s name.

3 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

From various Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Russian Ивана (Ivana). Doublet of Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

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Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 38 girls were named Ivana, making it the 922nd most popular girls’ name.

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532
babies named Ivana, 1996–2025
#922
rank in 2025
2025
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ivana with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Ivana at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 217 girls born in the United States were named Ivana, the 1,102nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2010, when 266 were.

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8,042
babies named Ivana since 1880
#1,102
rank in 2025
2010
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Ivana

27 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Ivana Trump
    Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
  • Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
    Croatian writer (1874–1938)
  • Ivana Miličević
    Bosnian actress, born 1974
  • Ivana Bodrožić
    Croatian writer, born 1982
  • Ivana Lisjak
    Croatian tennis player, born 1987
  • Ivana Chýlková
    Czech actress, born 1963
  • Ivana Brkljačić
    Female Croatian hammer-thrower, born 1983
  • Ivana Banfić
    Croatian pop singer, born 1969
  • Ivana Maletić
    Croatian politician, born 1973
  • Ivana Večeřová
    Czech basketball player (born 1979)
  • Ivana Janečková
    Czech ski runner and Olympian, born 1984
  • Ivana Kapitanović
    Croatian handball player, born 1994

Questions

What does the name Ivana mean?
From various Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Russian Ивана (Ivana). Doublet of Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.
How popular is the name Ivana?
In 2025, 38 girls born in England and Wales were named Ivana, ranking 922nd.
Is Ivana a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,042 US babies named Ivana since 1880 were girls.
When was Ivana most popular?
2010 in the United States, when 266 babies were named Ivana, its highest rank at 963rd.