Meaning & Origin
A female given name from the Slavic languages. A romanization of the Bulgarian or Russian or Ukrainian name Я́на (Jána).
Yana is a girl's baby name of Slavic origin, a Slavic short form of Ioanna or Ivana, the Slavic forms of John, from the Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious.' Yana is used across Russia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, and other Slavic countries as a standalone given name.
About 2,595 U.S. births are recorded. Yana has the crisp, four-letter confidence of names like Nora and Cara — it's immediately recognizable as Slavic while feeling completely accessible internationally.