Ivana
Meaning and origin
From various Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Russian Ивана (Ivana). Doublet of Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Ivana (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Ivana has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2020. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 361 |
| 2000 | 369 |
| 2001 | 371 |
| 2002 | 388 |
| 2003 | 398 |
| 2004 | 416 |
| 2005 | 432 |
| 2006 | 449 |
| 2007 | 464 |
| 2008 | 491 |
| 2009 | 505 |
| 2010 | 510 |
| 2011 | 533 |
| 2012 | 548 |
| 2013 | 576 |
| 2014 | 631 |
| 2015 | 671 |
| 2016 | 718 |
| 2017 | 764 |
| 2018 | 813 |
| 2019 | 855 |
| 2020 | 900 |
Ivana in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Ivana.Hi! My name is Ivana.
- Ivana har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Ivana has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Ivana kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Ivana is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Ivanas mamma är lärare.Ivana's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Ivanas mamma is Ivana's mum.
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Questions about Ivana
How do you pronounce Ivana in Swedish?
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What does the name Ivana mean?
From various Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Russian Ивана (Ivana). Doublet of Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.
How popular is Ivana in Sweden?
8 babies were named Ivana in 2022. In 2020, 900 people in Sweden had Ivana as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2020 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.