Iyana
Iyana was the 2872nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 751st with 322 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 896 places. More babies were named Iyana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,872 girls, down 311 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 59girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002322 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,285babies recorded
Iyana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,872 | 59 |
| 2020 | #2,561 | 67 |
| 2010 | #1,065 | 233 |
| 2000 | #994 | 213 |
| 1990 | #3,656 | 29 |
| 1980 | #7,656 | 8 |
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How popular is Iyana, counting every spelling?
Iyana is a spelling of Iyanna, a name family that ranked #1,271 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,872 for Iyana on its own. Together these spellings went to 164 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyanna | 99 | #1,949 | 571 |
| Iyana | 59 | #2,872 | 414 |
| Iyanah | 6 | #13,880 | 52 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Iyana?
59 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Iyana (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Iyana born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 142 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Iyana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Iyana?
About 5,200 people born in the US named Iyana are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 14 and 24. That makes Iyana mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Iyana by state
How common Iyana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Iyana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Iyana, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Iyana
How popular is the name Iyana?
Iyana was the 2872nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 751st with 322 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 896 places. More babies were named Iyana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Iyana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Iyana in the US.
Where is Iyana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Iyana was most common in Ohio (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Georgia.