Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2010

Ivana

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,102 Trend → Stable

From various Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Russian Ивана (Ivana).

Rank 2025
#1,102
among girls · ↓10 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
217
named Ivana · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,407
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2010
266 babies
All-time total
8,042
#1,902 all-time among girls
First recorded
1943
in Social Security records

Ivana popularity over time

8,042 babies have been named Ivana since 1943, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2010Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s 20 2 – #4,015
1950s 47 5 +135% #3,304
1960s 101 10 +115% #3,049
1970s 300 30 +197% #2,268
1980s 442 44 +47% #1,393
1990s 1,934 193 +338% #852
2000s 1,852 185 -4% #864
2010s 2,020 202 +9% #963
2020s (to 2025) 1,326 221 +9% #1,084

Where Ivana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 221 0.14 outside top 500
2027 224 0.14 outside top 500
2028 226 0.14 outside top 500
2029 229 0.14 outside top 500
2030 231 0.14 outside top 500

Where Ivana is most popular

Girls named Ivana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.136 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Florida, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ivana born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 181 0.225 +66%
Florida 95 0.222 +63%
New Jersey 36 0.199 +47%
Tennessee 31 0.196 +44%
California 162 0.193 +42%
Washington 27 0.187 +37%
New York 68 0.172 +26%
Georgia 39 0.172 +26%
Arizona 24 0.171 +26%
North Carolina 35 0.154 +13%
Maryland 16 0.151 +11%
Virginia 22 0.129 -5%
Illinois 29 0.127 -7%
Colorado 13 0.116 -14%
Pennsylvania 25 0.106 -22%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -58%
Michigan 10 0.055 -60%
Massachusetts 6 0.050 -63%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -64%
Indiana 6 0.043 -69%
Ohio 5 0.021 -84%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ivana

Ivana is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,102 in 2025 with 217 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1943, 8,042 American babies have been named Ivana. Its peak came in 2010, when 266 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ivana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ivana?

The median living Ivana is about 19 years old; half are between 9 and 30. An estimated 7,900 people named Ivana are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ivana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 217 #1,102
2024 226 #1,092
2023 223 #1,099
2022 231 #1,084
2021 206 #1,185
2020 223 #1,095
2019 211 #1,143
2018 200 #1,194
2017 191 #1,245
2016 209 #1,194
2015 184 #1,305
2014 163 #1,404
2013 184 #1,283
2012 184 #1,292
2011 228 #1,081
2010 266 #963
2009 177 #1,350
2008 199 #1,259
2007 239 #1,090
2006 178 #1,318
2005 163 #1,341
2004 154 #1,365
2003 155 #1,327
2002 156 #1,265
2001 176 #1,173
2000 255 #864
1995 167 #1,069
1990 231 #852
1985 25 #3,455
1980 35 #2,668
1975 31 #2,534
1970 19 #3,350
1965 10 #4,312
1960 6 #5,958
1955 5 #6,203
1950 11 #3,304
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Ivana

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ivana Trump Ivana Trump Ex-wife of Donald Trump (1949–2022) Contemporary
  2. 2 Ivana Miličević American actress (born 1974) Contemporary
  3. 3 Ivana Baquero Ivana Baquero Spanish actress (born 1994) Contemporary
  4. 4 Ivana Španović Ivana Španović Serbian long jumper and triple jumper (born 1990) Contemporary
  5. 5 Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić Croatian writer (1874–1938) 19th century
  6. 6 Ivana Bulgarian singer (born 1969) Contemporary
  7. 7 Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca Slovenian painter (1861–1926) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ivana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ivana?

The median living Ivana is about 19 years old. Half of all living Ivanas are between 9 and 30 years old.

How many people named Ivana are alive today?

An estimated 7,900 people named Ivana are alive in the United States, based on 8,042 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ivana mean?

From various Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Russian Ивана (Ivana).

How popular is the name Ivana in 2025?

Ivana ranked #1,102 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 217 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ivana?

8,042 babies have been named Ivana in the United States since 1943, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ivana most popular?

Ivana peaked in 2010, when 266 newborns received the name.

Is Ivana a boy or girl name?

Ivana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ivana rising or falling?

Ivana is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ivana become more popular?

Ivana looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 231 girls named Ivana in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ivana?

Well-known people named Ivana include Ivana Trump (writer), Ivana Miličević (actor), Ivana Baquero (actor).

Names like Ivana

Names that sound and feel close to Ivana: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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