Yana
Yana is a feminine name of Slavic origin as well as a Japanese given name.
- Bulgarian
- Russian
- Ukrainian
Meaning & Origin of Yana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yana is a feminine name of Slavic origin as well as a Japanese given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bulgarian
- Russian
- Ukrainian
The Story of Yana
The earliest SSA record of Yana as a baby girl name dates back to 1955, when 7 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 114 newborns named Yana — #1,787 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Yana on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Yana ranks #1,787 for baby girls with 114 births, rising sharply (+30% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Yana
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Yana. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Yana
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About the name Yana
Yana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Yana's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,738. Use the chart and map above to compare Yana'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.