Oana
Ioana or Oana is a female given name of Romanian origin. It is the equivalent of the English name Joan, and the male version John, all of which derive from the Hebrew name Yohanan. A common diminutive is Ionela.
- Romanian
Meaning & Origin of Oana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ioana or Oana is a female given name of Romanian origin. It is the equivalent of the English name Joan, and the male version John, all of which derive from the Hebrew name Yohanan. A common diminutive is Ionela.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Romanian
The Story of Oana
American parents first put Oana on the record books as a baby girl name in 2022, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 5 Oanas were born — ranking #15,292 that year. Oana last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Oana
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Oana. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Ioana
- Ionela
- Ionica
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About the name Oana
Oana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2022 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Oana's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #15,292. Use the chart and map above to compare Oana'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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