Iyana first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1976. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2002, 322 babies received the name (ranked #751). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2238), with roughly 84 babies named Iyana each year. Iyana's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 5,225 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.