Given name & surname
Yana
“he answers”
Yana is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “he answers.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “he answers.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,670
- 0 boys · 2,670 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 106 babies
- 2025
- 75
- #2,409 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 75 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,409 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,806 as a first name in 2020; 122 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Yana’s family of names
In German usage, Yana has a related form in Jana. In German usage, Yana has a related form in Jana. Yana has a related form in Yanna.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Yana has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Janeequivalent
- Joannaequivalent
- Ivannaequivalent
- Giovannaequivalent
- Jeanequivalent
- Ivanaequivalent
- Juanaequivalent
- Ivankaequivalent
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People named Yana
- Jerry HeilUkrainian singer-songwriter and YouTuberborn 1995
- Yana KlochkovaUkrainian swimmerborn 1982
- Yana ZinkevychUkrainian medic volunteerborn 1995
- Yana EgorianRussian Saber fencerborn 1993
- Yana GuptaCzech model and actressborn 1979
- Yana ShemyakinaUkrainian fencerborn 1986
- Yana KudryavtsevaRussian rhythmic gymnast, World Champion, Olympic silver medalistborn 1997
- Yana Uskovahandball playerborn 1985
- Yana BelomoynaUkrainian cyclistborn 1992
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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