Yana is a distinctive choice, ranked #1097 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Yana in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1097
About the Name Yana
Yana is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 141 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #983 in 2021 â and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Yana is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school â standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Yana
Unlikely. With around 31 UK babies named Yana per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Yana in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Yana is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 141 places over the last five years to #1097 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Yana 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 Yana include: Yana Sheina â Yana Sheina is a Russian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lokomotiv Moscow and has appeared for the Russia women's national team.; Yana Lukonina â Yana Olegovna Lukonina is a Russian retired individual rhythmic gymnast.; Pierre Celestin Yana â Pierre Celestin Yana is a Cameroonian boxer..
Yana does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice â your child is unlikely to encounter American Yanas in the wild.
31
UK babies named Yana (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 141 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Yana
Likely around 1 other Yana in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Yana Oleksandrivna Klochkova is a Ukrainian swimmer, who has won five Olympic medals in her career, with four of them being gold. She is Merited Master of Sports, Hero of Ukraine.
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Yanina "Yana" Farkhadovna Batyrshina is a former individual rhythmic gymnast who competed for Russia. She is the 1996 Olympics all-around silver medalist, two time World all-around bronze medalist, two-time European all-around silver medalist, the 1998 European all-around bronze medalist and 1996 Grand Prix Final all-around champion.