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.
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.
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 TrumpCzech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
- Ivana Brlić-MažuranićCroatian writer (1874–1938)
- Ivana MiličevićBosnian actress, born 1974
- Ivana BodrožićCroatian writer, born 1982
- Ivana LisjakCroatian tennis player, born 1987
- Ivana ChýlkováCzech actress, born 1963
- Ivana BrkljačićFemale Croatian hammer-thrower, born 1983
- Ivana BanfićCroatian pop singer, born 1969
- Ivana MaletićCroatian politician, born 1973
- Ivana VečeřováCzech basketball player (born 1979)
- Ivana JanečkováCzech ski runner and Olympian, born 1984
- Ivana KapitanovićCroatian 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.