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    The first name Ivanka

    A girl’s name from Czech.

    3 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Czech origin

    From Czech Ivanka (from Ivana + -ka, q.v.). Doublet of Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Ivanka last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 6 girls. It peaked in 2020, with 7 births (#3,117).

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    33
    babies named Ivanka, 1996–2025
    #3,695
    rank in 2024
    2020
    peak year

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

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Ivanka at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 94 girls born in the United States were named Ivanka, the 2,028th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2017, when 165 were.

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    1,359
    babies named Ivanka since 1880
    #2,028
    rank in 2025
    2017
    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 Ivanka

    3 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ivanka Trump
      American businesswoman, socialite and political advisior (born 1981)
    • Ivanka Khristova
      Bulgarian shot putter (1941–2022)
    • Ivanka Brađašević
      Croatian poet, writer and librarian (born 1955)

    Questions

    What does the name Ivanka mean?
    From Czech Ivanka (from Ivana + -ka, q.v.). Doublet of Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.
    What is the origin of the name Ivanka?
    From Czech Ivanka (from Ivana + -ka, q.v.). Doublet of Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.
    How popular is the name Ivanka?
    In 2024, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Ivanka, ranking 3,695th. Its peak was 2020, with 7 births.
    Is Ivanka a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,359 US babies named Ivanka since 1880 were girls.
    When was Ivanka most popular?
    2017 in the United States, when 165 babies were named Ivanka, its highest rank at 1,394th.