Ivanka is a Slavic diminutive of Ivana, the feminine of Ivan, the Slavic form of John, and so means "God is gracious". It is a common everyday name in Bulgaria, Slovakia, Croatia and Ukraine, and in the United States it is known chiefly through Ivanka Trump. Ivanka ranked number 12296 in 2000, jumped to number 1833 in 2016 and a peak of number 1394 in 2017, and stands at number 2028 in 2025.