Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Yana

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,409 Trend ↑ Rising 12%

Cognate to English Jane, ultimately from Hebrew, feminine form of Ioannes ( =John).(Can this etymology be sourced?)

Rank 2025
#2,409
among girls · ↓516 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
75
named Yana · -29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 21,430
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
106 babies
All-time total
2,670
#3,871 all-time among girls
First recorded
1955
in Social Security records

Yana popularity over time

2,670 babies have been named Yana since 1955, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

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 – – – –
1950s 71 7 – #1,759
1960s 61 6 -14% #5,049
1970s 158 16 +159% #2,857
1980s 118 12 -25% #4,722
1990s 182 18 +54% #3,638
2000s 668 67 +267% #2,133
2010s 869 87 +30% #1,983
2020s (to 2025) 543 91 +4% #1,893

Where Yana 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 76 0.05 outside top 500
2027 77 0.05 outside top 500
2028 78 0.05 outside top 500
2029 79 0.05 outside top 500
2030 79 0.05 outside top 500

Where Yana is most popular

Girls named Yana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.056 per 1,000. Strongest in California, New York, 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 Yana 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
California 82 0.098 +75%
New York 37 0.093 +67%
New Jersey 14 0.078 +39%
Washington 10 0.069 +24%
Maryland 6 0.057 ≈ national
Florida 24 0.056 ≈ national
Texas 35 0.044 -22%
Illinois 9 0.039 -30%
Virginia 5 0.029 -47%
Georgia 5 0.022 -61%
Ohio 5 0.021 -62%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
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Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Yana

Yana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,409 in 2025 with 75 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1955, 2,670 American babies have been named Yana. Its peak came in 2024, when 106 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Yana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Yana?

The median living Yana is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 23. An estimated 2,600 people named Yana are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Yana year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 75 #2,409
2024 106 #1,893
2023 104 #1,921
2022 104 #1,929
2021 64 #2,711
2020 90 #2,062
2019 86 #2,168
2018 87 #2,178
2017 88 #2,182
2016 89 #2,187
2015 101 #1,983
2014 90 #2,138
2013 91 #2,107
2012 72 #2,546
2011 69 #2,613
2010 96 #2,075
2009 94 #2,147
2008 74 #2,556
2007 95 #2,133
2006 88 #2,205
2005 77 #2,343
2004 59 #2,779
2003 61 #2,635
2002 49 #3,012
2001 41 #3,365
2000 30 #4,181
1995 16 #5,947
1990 11 #7,867
1985 12 #6,025
1980 12 #5,905
1975 12 #5,158
1970 11 #5,052
1965 5 #7,518
1960 5 #7,315
1955 7 #5,201
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Famous people named Yana

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

  1. 1 Yana Gupta Yana Gupta Czech model and actress (b. 1979) Contemporary
  2. 2 Yana Kudryavtseva Yana Kudryavtseva Russian rhythmic gymnast, World Champion, Olympic silver medalist b. 1997 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Yana Egorian Yana Egorian Russian fencer b. 1993 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Yana Klochkova Yana Klochkova Ukrainian swimmer (born 1982) Contemporary
  5. 5 Yana Shemyakina Yana Shemyakina Ukrainian fencer (born 1986) Contemporary
  6. 6 Yana Uskova Yana Uskova Russian handball player (born 1985) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Yana?

The median living Yana is about 15 years old. Half of all living Yanas are between 7 and 23 years old.

How many people named Yana are alive today?

An estimated 2,600 people named Yana are alive in the United States, based on 2,670 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Yana mean?

Cognate to English Jane, ultimately from Hebrew, feminine form of Ioannes ( =John).(Can this etymology be sourced?)

How popular is the name Yana in 2025?

Yana ranked #2,409 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 75 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Yana?

2,670 babies have been named Yana in the United States since 1955, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Yana most popular?

Yana peaked in 2024, when 106 newborns received the name.

Is Yana a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Yana rising or falling?

Yana has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Yana become more popular?

Yana looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 79 girls named Yana in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Yana?

Well-known people named Yana include Yana Gupta (actor), Yana Kudryavtseva (gymnast), Yana Egorian (fencer).

Names like Yana

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

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