Ioana is a distinctive choice, ranked #1160 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ioana in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1160
About the Name Ioana
Ioana has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 339 places in five years. It was most popular in 2017 at #785 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1998.
Ioana is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ioana
Unlikely. With around 29 UK babies named Ioana per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ioana in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ioana has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 339 places in the last five years. Its peak was #785 in 2017. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Ioana is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ioana include: Ioana Ignat — Ioana Ignat is a Romanian singer who became known through her participation in Vocea României.; Ioana Diaconescu — Ioana Lorena Diaconescu is a former Romanian freestyle swimmer.; Ioana Maria Aluaș — Ioana Maria Aluaş is a Romanian former judoka who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics..
Ioana does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ioanas in the wild.
29
UK babies named Ioana (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 339 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ioana
Likely around 1 other Ioana in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ioana
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ioana Andrada Bortan is a Romanian football midfielder and manager currently under contract with Olimpia Cluj in the Romanian First League. She has played the Champions League with CFF Clujana and Olimpia, and she is a member of the Romanian national team.
Ioana Dumitriu is a Romanian-American mathematician who works as a professor of mathematics at the University of California, San Diego. Her research interests include the theory of random matrices, numerical analysis, scientific computing, and game theory.
Ioana Tinculeasa Rudăreasa was a Wallachian Romani woman who fought for the abolition of Slavery in Romania from 1843 to 1856. Born into slavery, Rudăreasa spent over a decade fighting for liberation from slavery through the Wallachian court.
Ioana Gașpar-Ivan is a former tennis player from Romania. In May 2010, Ioana married her tennis coach, Mădălin Ivan, and changed her name to Gașpar-Ivan.