Yana
Yana was the 2409th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 75 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 1759th; the most babies were born in 2024 (106). Over the last ten years it has moved down 426 places. More babies were named Yana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,409 girls, down 347 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 75girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024106 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,670babies recorded
Yana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,409 | 75 |
| 2020 | #2,062 | 90 |
| 2010 | #2,075 | 96 |
| 2000 | #4,181 | 30 |
| 1990 | #7,867 | 11 |
| 1980 | #5,905 | 12 |
| 1970 | #5,052 | 11 |
| 1960 | #7,315 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yana, counting every spelling?
Yana is the most common spelling of a name family that had 91 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 91 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yana | 75 | #2,409 | 453 |
| Yanna | 16 | #7,119 | 77 |
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 Yana?
75 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yana (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Yana 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 112 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yana?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Yana are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 24. That makes Yana 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.
Yana by state
How common Yana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×), New York (1.7×). In 40 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 Yana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yana, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yana
How popular is the name Yana?
Yana was the 2409th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 75 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 1759th; the most babies were born in 2024 (106). Over the last ten years it has moved down 426 places. More babies were named Yana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Yana in the US.
Where is Yana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yana was most common in California (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and New Jersey.