Ivana is a distinctive choice, ranked #1065 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ivana in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1065
About the Name Ivana
Ivana has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #1065. The name has climbed 202 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ivana 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 Ivana
Unlikely. With around 32 UK babies named Ivana per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ivana in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ivana is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 202 places over the last five years to #1065 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Ivana 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 Ivana include: Ivana Rádlová — Ivana Rádlová is a Czech former cross-country skier who competed for Czechoslovakia in the late 1980s.; Ivana Bacik — Ivana Catherine Bacik () is an Irish politician who has been the leader of the Labour Party since 24 March 2022 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay...; Ivana Maranić — Ivana Maranić is a Croatian judoka..
Ivana does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ivanas in the wild.
32
UK babies named Ivana (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 202 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ivana
Likely around 1 other Ivana in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ivana
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ivana Rádlová is a Czech former cross-country skier who competed for Czechoslovakia in the late 1980s. She finished seventh in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
Ivana Catherine Bacik () is an Irish politician who has been the leader of the Labour Party since 24 March 2022 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay South constituency since winning a by-election on 9 July 2021. Bacik previously served as leader of the Labour Party in the Seanad from 2011 to 2021, and a Senator for the Dublin University constituency from 2007 to 2021.
Ivana Rožman is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for North Macedonia. Rožman represented Macedonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, also spelled Ivana Berlic-Mazuranic in English, was a Croatian writer. She has been praised as the best Croatian writer for children.
Ivana Kobilca was a Slovene painter, and is considered the most prominent painter and a key figure of Slovene cultural identity. She was a realist painter who studied and worked in Vienna, Munich, Paris, Sarajevo, Berlin, and Ljubljana.
Ivana Bašić is a Croatian actress. Bašić was born in Vranje, Serbia, formerly part of Yugoslavia, on 28 February 1976, and spent her early childhood there.
Ivana Bulatović is an alpine skier from Montenegro. She competed for Montenegro at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the slalom competition, and finished 44th overall.