Mandana is both a Sanskrit () masculine and a Persian () feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:

Given name Mandana Dayani (born 1982), American branding, technology, and fashion expert Mandana Jones (born 1967), British actress Mandana Karimi (born 1988), Iranian actress and model Mandana Khazraei (born 1980), Iranian musician Maṇḍana Miśra, 8th-century Hindu philosopher Mandana Moghaddam (born 1962), Iranian-Swedish visual artist Mandana Seyfeddinipur (born 1967), Iranian linguist Mandana Coleman Thorp (1843–1916), American Civil War nurse, singer, patriot; public official Abigail Mandana Holmes Christensen (1852–1938), American collector of folklore