Ivanka
Ivana is a feminine given name of Slavic origin that is also popular in southern Ireland, France, French-speaking Canada, the Mediterranean and Latin America. It is the feminine form of the name Ivan, which are both the Slavic cognates of the names Joanna and John. It may also be spelled as Ivanna.
- Bulgarian
- Czech
- Slovak
- Serbian
Meaning & Origin of Ivanka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ivana is a feminine given name of Slavic origin that is also popular in southern Ireland, France, French-speaking Canada, the Mediterranean and Latin America. It is the feminine form of the name Ivan, which are both the Slavic cognates of the names Joanna and John. It may also be spelled as Ivanna.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bulgarian
- Czech
- Slovak
- Serbian
- Croatian
- Slovene
The Story of Ivanka
The earliest SSA record of Ivanka as a baby girl name dates back to 1996, when 8 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 165 newborns named Ivanka — #1,391 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 51% of all recorded Ivankas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,020 among baby girl names with 54 births, falling sharply (-42%). In total, more than 1K Ivankas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Ivanka
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ivanka. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Ivanka
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About the name Ivanka
Ivanka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Ivanka's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #1,391. Use the chart and map above to compare Ivanka'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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