Given name
Yovanna
“a young archer”
Yovanna is a variant of Yovana. In American use, Yovana carries the interpretation “a young archer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yovanna is a variant of Yovana. In American use, Yovana carries the interpretation “a young archer.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yovanna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 340
- 0 boys · 340 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #13,143 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,143 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 485 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.
Yovanna’s family of names
Yovanna has a related form in Yovana.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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