babyNamedYana
“Slavic form of Joan: God is gracious”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Slavic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 1,440th
- births in 2023–2025
- 75
- babies born in France
- 1 in 24,390
- +3.3% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2020
Meaning and origin of Yana
Yana is thought to mean “Slavic form of Joan: God is gracious” and is of Slavic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Yana in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2020.
- Over recent years, Yana has been stable (+3.3% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Yana every 53 schools, all spellings combined.
Yana in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
739th girls’ name46 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,359
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
864th girls’ name5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,940
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,062nd girls’ name96 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,998+6.9% a year
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
285 babies in 3 years1 girl in 16,955+2.3% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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