The first name Yana
A girl’s name from Hebrew.
Pronounced /ˈjɑː.nə/ 2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
Cognate to English Jane, ultimately from Hebrew, feminine form of Ioannes ( =John).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 43 girls were named Yana, making it the 834th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Yana with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Yana at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 75 girls born in the United States were named Yana, the 2,409th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 106 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 Yana
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Yana GuptaCzech model and actress, born 1979
- Yana YazovaBulgarian writer, 1912–1974
- Yana DaniëlsBelgian association football player, born 1992
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Questions
- What does the name Yana mean?
- Cognate to English Jane, ultimately from Hebrew, feminine form of Ioannes ( =John).
- What is the origin of the name Yana?
- Cognate to English Jane, ultimately from Hebrew, feminine form of Ioannes ( =John).
- How popular is the name Yana?
- In 2025, 43 girls born in England and Wales were named Yana, ranking 834th.
- Is Yana a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,670 US babies named Yana since 1880 were girls.
- When was Yana most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 106 babies were named Yana, its highest rank at 1,893rd.
- How do you pronounce Yana?
- Yana is /ˈjɑː.nə/, 2 syllables.