Given name
Iyannah
“a sincere woman”
Iyannah is a variant of Iyana. One Hebrew interpretation is “a sincere woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Iyannah is a variant of Iyana. One Hebrew interpretation is “a sincere woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Iyannah is a variant of Iyana. An origin associated with Iyana is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Iyannah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 452
- 0 boys · 452 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −51%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 34 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 315 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Iyannah’s family of names
Iyannah has a related form in Iyana.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.