Girls' name · since 1970
Iana
768 babies named Iana in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,988 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,775 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 768
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Iana currently ranks #5775 among girls' names in America, with 768 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Iana recorded 768 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #5775 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #8,988 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,775 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 768 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iana ranks #8,988 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,775 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 768 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,988 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,775 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 768
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Iana's 768 recorded births place it above 87.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Iana compares
768 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Iana's all-time total is 104% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Iana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 768 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Iana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Iana's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 59, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Iana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Iana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (233 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Iana's strongest decade.
233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Iana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
120 births
- 2000s
2000s
233 births
- 2010s
2010s
178 births
- 2020s
2020s
152 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 233 births (30% of all-time use).
How Iana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Iana's total volume
Iana by state
Where Iana concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 22 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 20 | 2.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 12 | 1.6% |
23 of 768 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Iana's data
- Iana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (233 total births) through the 2020s (152) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ianas (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Iana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Iana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.