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Popularity of the baby name Ioana


Posts that mention the name Ioana

Popular baby names in Romania, 2016

According to data from the government of Romania, the popular baby names in the country in 2016 were Maria and Andrei.

Here are Romania’s top girl names and top boy names of 2016:

Girl Names
1. Maria
2. Elena
3. Ioana
4. Andreea

Boy Names
1. Andrei
2. David
3. Alexandru
4. Stefan

One of my sources quoted Romanian sociologist Alfred Bulai as saying that the Russian baby name Nadia — otherwise rare in Romania — saw a big spike in usage in the ’70s thanks to Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci.

A Civil Code enacted in 2009 prohibits Romanian parents from bestowing baby names that are defamatory, ridiculous, or that refer to objects or places.

Sources: Numele de sfinti ramân preferatele românilor, Which are the most popular baby names in Romania?

Canadian family with 18 children

kinderfest

Alexandru and Livia Ionce of British Columbia welcomed their 18th child last week. They now have 10 girls and 8 boys:

Ioana
Alexandra
Anca
Adrian
Raluca
Alex
Lidia
Timothy
Sefora
Otniel
Miriam
Simion
David
Aaron
Naomi
Filip
Paula
Abigail
23 years old
22
21
19
18
15
14
13
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
23 months old
6 days old

The parents, originally from Romania, immigrated to Canada in 1990. They’ve been married 24 years.

I think they chose some great names for their kids. I do wonder, though, if things ever got confusing for Alexandru (father), Alexandra (child #2) and Alex (child #6).

Source: Parents proud of record 18th baby