Ioan
Ioan is a variation on the name John found in Aromanian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Russian, Welsh, and Sardinian. It is usually masculine. The female equivalent in Romanian and Bulgarian is Ioana. In Russia, the name Ioann is usually reserved for the clergy.
Meaning & Origin of Ioan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ioan is a variation on the name John found in Aromanian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Russian, Welsh, and Sardinian. It is usually masculine. The female equivalent in Romanian and Bulgarian is Ioana. In Russia, the name Ioann is usually reserved for the clergy.
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The Story of Ioan
Ioan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2004, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 11 Ioans were born — ranking #7,046 that year. As of 2026, Ioan ranks #9,864 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 126 Ioans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ioan
Ioan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 126 births in the dataset. Ioan's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #7,046. Use the chart and map above to compare Ioan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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