Iana
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 14 babies a year in the US.
Iana by the numbers
Iana was given to 14 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 32 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Iana
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Iana. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ivanavariant of Ivanka; God is gracious38 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ilanaoak tree21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ionafrom the island of iona; possibly holy island77 in England and Wales (2025)
- Inapure; a form of Ina or suffix indicating feminine12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Innainner or inward25 in the US (2017)
- Iannagod is gracious; a form of Joanna24 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Iana
Names that are said the same way as Iana, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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