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Yana

Girl

Meaning of Yana: Hebrew: 'God is gracious'

Yana is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2315th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1097th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2315

75 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1097

31 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,670

First recorded 1955 · peak 2024

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 12 babies1984: 14 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 17 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 15 babies1995: 16 babies1996: 28 babies1997: 19 babies1998: 29 babies1999: 34 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 41 babies2002: 49 babies2003: 61 babies2004: 59 babies2005: 77 babies2006: 88 babies2007: 95 babies2008: 74 babies2009: 94 babies2010: 96 babies20102011: 69 babies2012: 72 babies2013: 91 babies2014: 90 babies2015: 101 babies2016: 89 babies2017: 88 babies2018: 87 babies2019: 86 babies2020: 90 babies20202021: 64 babies2022: 104 babies2023: 104 babies2024: 106 babies2025: 75 babies
US babies named Yana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 106.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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