Girls' name · since 1943
Ivana
Ivana has 8,042 recorded births since 1943 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,902 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,103 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,042
- born since 1943
- 2010s
- peak decade
8,042 babies have been named Ivana since 1943, making it today's #1103 girls' name.
Ivana has 8,042 recorded births among girls since 1943, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1103 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2025.
- #1,902 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,103 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,042 born since 1943
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ivana ranks #1,902 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,103 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,042 born since 1943, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,902 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,103 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,042
- born since 1943
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ivana's 8,042 recorded births place it above 97.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ivana compares
8,042 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Ivana's all-time total is 21x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ivana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,042 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 266 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ivana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ivana's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 91% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 9%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1943, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 266, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ivana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 266
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Ivana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,020 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Ivana's strongest decade.
2,020 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Ivana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 47
1950s
47 births
- 1960s 101
1960s
101 births
- 1970s 300
1970s
300 births
- 1980s 442
1980s
442 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,934 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,852 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,020 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,326 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,020 births (25% of all-time use).
How Ivana 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 Ivana's total volume
Ivana by state
Where Ivana concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,484 | 18.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,057 | 13.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 725 | 9.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 570 | 7.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 288 | 3.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 280 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 239 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 148 | 1.8% |
1,484 of 8,042 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Ivana appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ivana's data
- Ivana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,020 total births) through the 2020s (1,326) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ivanas (1,484 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 Ivana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1943–2025 (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 Ivana 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.