Ivana

“Variant of Ivan — God is gracious” — Hebrew via Greek and Slavic origin

Girl's name · #1102 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Ivana reached its best rank, #852, in 1990 and ranked #1102 in 2025. About 8,000 girls have carried it since 1943. Together with its spelling variant Ivanna (#567), Ivana would rank around #419 with about 750 births last year — the newborns split about 71/29 between Ivanna and Ivana.

Around the world: #59 in Slovenia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ivanas

Ivana Trump — Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić — Croatian writer (1874–1938)
Ivana Miličević — Bosnian actress
Ivana Baquero — Spanish actress and model
Ivana Španović — Serbian athletics competitor

In stories & tradition

Ivana Baiul — Gen¹³
Ivana Humpalot — Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Ivana the Hairdresser — The Cheetah Girls

What Ivanas become

Among 1,289 notable people named Ivana:

Medical professionals appear 1.85× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ivana Kekin, psychiatrist, politician and scientist.

Similar names: Ivanna · Katerina · Heavenly · Lianna · Amaria · Vanna

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