Meaning of the nameIvana
Ivana is a feminine name, the feminine form of Ivan, which corresponds to João, from Hebrew Yoḥanan, 'Yahweh is gracious'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Ivan, a form of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'”
Source: Behind the Name: Ivana · Behind the Name: Ivan · Behind the Name: John
- People (2022)
- 24,109
- Rank in Brazil
- #938
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 24,212
- people
Ivana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ivana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (5,748 people).
24,007 women 102 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Ivana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ivana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.027%
- Amapá 0.020%
- Pará 0.019%
- Amazonas 0.018%
- Santa Catarina 0.014%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,118 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 3,838 | 0.027% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,137 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,024 | 0.013% |
| Pará | 1,513 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,410 | 0.013% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,043 | 0.014% |
| Paraná | 925 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 801 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 796 | 0.012% |
| Goiás | 779 | 0.011% |
| Amazonas | 693 | 0.018% |
| Pernambuco | 634 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 502 | 0.013% |
| Distrito Federal | 364 | 0.013% |
| Piauí | 343 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 332 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 314 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 295 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 272 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 230 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 212 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 148 | 0.020% |
| Tocantins | 114 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 105 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 92 | 0.014% |
| Acre | 75 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ivana
Behind the Name records Ivana as the feminine form of Ivan, and Ivan as a later form of Old Church Slavonic Ioannŭ, taken from Greek Ioannes, that is, João. The same site explains that the name comes from Hebrew Yoḥanan, 'Yahweh is gracious'; the meaning given here is that of the base name. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites José Pedro Machado, for whom Ivan comes from Russian, probably through French, and corresponds to João. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 24,109 people named Ivana, with a median age of 44; the name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Ivana · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Ivan · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ivan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ivana
What does the name Ivana mean?
Ivana means “feminine form of Ivan, a form of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Ivana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 24,109 people with the first name Ivana, which ranks it number 938 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ivana a boy's or a girl's name?
Ivana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 24,007 women and 102 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ivana?
Ivana is a name of Slavic, Greek and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ivana most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.027% of the state's population is named Ivana (3,838 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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