Ivanna

What Ivanna means

Same root as Jane, meaning “God is gracious”

Doublet of Jane || Variant of Jeanne, from French Jeanne, from Middle French Jehanne, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is

Source: Wiktionary, “Ivanna” (revision 68653805) and “Jane” (revision 94540460), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Ivanna?

US: Steady: #616 in 2015, #566 now. England & Wales: Rising: up from #2945 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2024, when 545 girls got the name (#556 that year). First in the US records in 1954.

How common

• About 1 in 3,033 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 13,331 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 5,964 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in AZ (1.35 per 1,000 girls), CO (0.9 per 1,000 girls), TX (0.74 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Ivanna is #566 in the US and #1584 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Ivanna were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Ivana217 US · 38 E&W
• Evana83 US · 42 E&W
• Evanna63 US · 21 E&W
• Avana52 US · 6 E&W
• Avanni34 US
• Avanna28 US
• Evanny17 US
• Avannah10 US · 4 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Ivanna

Girls

• Mila#43Editor’s note Up from #53 in 2015 to #43 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 340 US girls in the 2025 records
• Vera#205“faith”^*
• Milena#950“dear, kind”^*
• Milan#751Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1969, with 8 babies
• Lana#406Form of Elon, meaning “oak tree”^*
• Anya#375Editor’s note Up from #550 in 2015 to #375 in 2025 in the US

For a brother

• Luka#85Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #85 vs #261 in 2025
• Milan#242Editor’s note Used for both: 80% of US babies named Milan in 2025 were boys
• Damir#980Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1974, with 6 babies
• Ira#819“watchful”^*
• Emmett#121Diminutive of Emma, meaning “entire”^*
• Oliver#3Editor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Slavic where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Ivanna’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.