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Ioan
OriginWelsh, Romanian
Meaning"God is gracious"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked
Below 5 births
Boys#11185
2025 SSA
About Ioan
A simple and appealing multi-cultural form of John, but Americans will be baffled by all those vowels.
Ioan is also given to girls.
Pronounced yo-AHN.
As of October 2026, Ioan ranked #4918 for girls in US births in 1917 and #11185 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #7229 for boys in 2014.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
Ioan for boys
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- Ioan Lazăr KalinderuBoy
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