The baby name Ioanna is a Female name , 34 syllables long and is pronounced Greek: /i.oˈana/ (ee‑o‑AH‑na); English common: /joˈænə/ (yo‑AN‑uh).
Ioanna is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Ioanna is a Female name , 34 syllables long and is pronounced Greek: /i.oˈana/ (ee‑o‑AH‑na); English common: /joˈænə/ (yo‑AN‑uh).
Ioanna is Greek in Origin.
Ioanna is the Greek feminine form of Ioannes (Ιωάννης), ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan, meaning “Yahweh is gracious.” In the Greek New Testament it appears as Ἰωάννα for the disciple Joanna, wife of Chuza, linking the name to early Christian devotion. It remained popular throughout the Byzantine and post-Byzantine eras and is still common in Greece and Cyprus, carried by saints, nuns, and laywomen alike.
Variants across languages trace the same root: Joanna, Johanna, Joanne, Joan, Jane, Jean, Jeanne; Italian Giovanna; Spanish Juana; Portuguese Joana; Polish Joanna; Romanian Ioana; Bulgarian Yoana; Russian and Ukrainian Ioanna (Иоанна); Slavic Ivana/Ivanna and diminutives Jana/Yana are cognates. Greek short forms include Yianna/Gianna, Yanna, and Ioannoula. The name combines classical resonance with a warm, faithful meaning, pronounced ee-oh-AH-na in Greek.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR | Girls | 0 | #11 | 1,337 | 6,293 |
| GR | 0 | #18 | 298 | 3,911 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #19 | 193 | 3,755 |
| CY | 0 | #21 | 47 | 1,632 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| LU | 0 | #65 | 2 | 2,830 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| BG | 0 | #80 | 3 | 1,799 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #132 | 4 | 1,786 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #177 | 3 | 1,568 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #184 | 7 | 4,850 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #190 | 34 | 3,559 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #221 | 7 | 4,141 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #269 | 5 | 6,912 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #281 | 5 | 2,795 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #330 | 3 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #348 | 4 | 5,378 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #402 | 4 | 3,185 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #455 | 44 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #534 | 3 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #677 | 163 | 4,949 |
| IT | 0 | #698 | 17 | 4,183 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #725 | 14 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #904 | 13 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #916 | 40 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #971 | 13 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,338 | 109 | 9,415 |
Ioanna is popular in 43 countries — most recent births per country:
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