Given name
Iolana
“soaring like a hawk”
Iolana is used as a given name. One Hawaiian interpretation is “soaring like a hawk.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “soaring like a hawk.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Iolana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 104
- 0 boys · 104 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,862 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,862 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Iolana’s family of names
Iolana has a related form in Iolani. Iolana has a related form in Iolanah. Iolana has a related form in Iolane.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Iolanivariant
- Iolaneyvariant
- Iolanyvariant
- Iolaneevariant
- Iolanievariant
- Iolanevariant
- Iolannevariant
- Iolannvariant
Show 2 moreShow fewer
Similar names
If you love Iolana, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Oliana
“resembling the oleander”
>99% girls
Olina
“one who is joyous”
>99% girls
Okalani
“from the heavens”
>99% girls
Mililani
“caress” · “sky”
>99% girls
Lilinoe
“mists”
>99% girls
Anuhea
“cool soft fragrance”
>99% girls
Alamea
“precious as a child”
>99% girls
Nohea
“handsome, pretty”
14% boys · 86% girls