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Yana
OriginSlavic variation of Jana, feminine variation of John
Meaning"God is gracious"
About Yana
A Slavic classic, as common as Jane or Joan here. If you live in an Anglophone culture and you want it pronounced with a Y sound at the beginning, use the Y spelling.
Pronounced YAH-nuh.
As of October 2026, Yana ranked #2409 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1759 in 1956.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
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 | #2,138 | 90 | 50.4 |
| 2015 | #1,982 | 101 | 56.6 |
| 2016 | #2,187 | 89 | 50.2 |
| 2017 | #2,181 | 88 | 51 |
| 2018 | #2,178 | 87 | 51.1 |
| 2019 | #2,168 | 86 | 51.2 |
| 2020 | #2,062 | 90 | 55.7 |
| 2021 | #2,711 | 64 | 39 |
| 2022 | #1,926 | 104 | 63.4 |
| 2023 | #1,918 | 104 | 64.8 |
| 2024 | #1,890 | 106 | 65.4 |
| 2025 | #2,409 | 75 | 46.7 |
World rankings
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Yana in pop culture
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an alias used by The Master in the TV show Doctor Who
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