Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Ilyana

Meaning Spelling variant of Iliana Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,342 Trend ↑ Rising 12%

Spelling variant of Iliana.

Rank 2025
#2,342
among girls · ↑79 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
78
named Ilyana · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 20,606
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
78 babies
All-time total
1,453
#5,824 all-time among girls
First recorded
1978
in Social Security records

Ilyana popularity over time

1,453 babies have been named Ilyana since 1978, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 5 1 – #10,326
1980s 9 1 +80% #8,290
1990s 89 9 +889% #6,294
2000s 274 27 +208% #3,215
2010s 657 66 +140% #2,409
2020s (to 2025) 419 70 +6% #2,342

Where Ilyana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 80 0.05 outside top 500
2027 81 0.05 outside top 500
2028 82 0.05 outside top 500
2029 84 0.05 outside top 500
2030 84 0.05 outside top 500

Where Ilyana is most popular

Girls named Ilyana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.044 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ilyana born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 49 0.061 +39%
California 49 0.058 +33%
Arizona 5 0.036 -19%
New York 14 0.035 -19%
Michigan 6 0.033 -25%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -37%
Illinois 6 0.026 -40%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -50%
Florida 6 0.014 -68%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ilyana

Ilyana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,342 in 2025 with 78 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 1,453 American babies have been named Ilyana. Its peak came in 2025, when 78 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ilyana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ilyana?

The median living Ilyana is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 16. An estimated 1,400 people named Ilyana are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ilyana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 78 #2,342
2024 75 #2,421
2023 56 #2,992
2022 73 #2,475
2021 74 #2,425
2020 63 #2,669
2019 61 #2,765
2018 69 #2,541
2017 73 #2,473
2016 72 #2,509
2015 68 #2,631
2014 67 #2,625
2013 68 #2,611
2012 77 #2,409
2011 50 #3,287
2010 52 #3,173
2009 52 #3,215
2008 33 #4,578
2007 33 #4,505
2006 35 #4,196
2005 23 #5,506
2004 20 #6,065
2003 23 #5,298
2002 21 #5,537
2001 16 #6,740
2000 18 #6,048
1995 8 #9,908
1990 7 #10,608
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ilyana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ilyana?

The median living Ilyana is about 10 years old. Half of all living Ilyanas are between 5 and 16 years old.

How many people named Ilyana are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Ilyana are alive in the United States, based on 1,453 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ilyana mean?

Spelling variant of Iliana.

How popular is the name Ilyana in 2025?

Ilyana ranked #2,342 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 78 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ilyana?

1,453 babies have been named Ilyana in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ilyana most popular?

Ilyana peaked in 2025, when 78 newborns received the name.

Is Ilyana a boy or girl name?

Ilyana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ilyana rising or falling?

Ilyana has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Ilyana become more popular?

Ilyana is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 84 girls named Ilyana in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Ilyana

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