Declining since 2004, #7,133 for girls today.
Popularity of Iriana since 1987
Babies named Iriana per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 23 |
| 1990s | 112 |
| 2000s | 227 |
| 2010s | 187 |
| 2020s | 83 |
Meaning & origin
Iriana is a modern feminine name that emerged in the United States in 1987, reflecting the widespread trend for melodic, vowel-heavy names ending in -ana. Its peak popularity came in 2004, but its usage has since declined, placing it at rank 7,133 in 2025 with approximately 1 in 107,151 baby girls given the name. Unaffiliated with any specific cultural or linguistic tradition, Iriana represents a contemporary creative coinage rather than a name with deep historical roots. Its sound resonates with popular names like Ariana and Eliana, yet it remains distinct and relatively uncommon.
Iriana is a modern coinage that appears to blend sounds from names such as Ariana (of Italian and Greek origin, meaning 'very holy') and Irena (derived from Greek Eirene, 'peace'). It gained modest usage in the United States beginning in the late 1980s, likely as part of the trend for melodic -ana and -iana endings in feminine names. The name has no long historical pedigree.
“Iriana” around the world
Where Iriana lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
5
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Iri, Ana, Riri
Sibling names for Iriana
Names that share Iriana's style, for a brother or sister.
