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Yoana

Girl

Meaning of Yoana: Hebrew: 'God is gracious'

Yoana is a girl's name most strongly associated with Bulgarian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 7842nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7842

13 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,556

First recorded 1979 · peak 2001

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 15 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 20 babies1985: 24 babies1986: 18 babies1987: 14 babies1988: 17 babies1989: 31 babies1990: 42 babies19901991: 35 babies1992: 25 babies1993: 39 babies1994: 46 babies1995: 67 babies1996: 42 babies1997: 34 babies1998: 33 babies1999: 35 babies2000: 63 babies20002001: 93 babies2002: 54 babies2003: 75 babies2004: 57 babies2005: 61 babies2006: 63 babies2007: 55 babies2008: 38 babies2009: 49 babies2010: 38 babies20102011: 20 babies2012: 33 babies2013: 21 babies2014: 25 babies2015: 22 babies2016: 16 babies2017: 24 babies2018: 20 babies2019: 16 babies2020: 21 babies20202021: 19 babies2022: 30 babies2023: 17 babies2024: 30 babies2025: 13 babies
US babies named Yoana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 93.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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