Given name

Ilyana

Ilyana is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Ilyana isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Ilyana through the years

Babies since 1880
1,453
0 boys · 1,453 girls
Most popular year
2025
78 babies
2025
78
#2,342 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+5%
Steady
0204060198020002025Highest share 202549
Ilyana in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1978–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inNew Jersey, Texas, California
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: New Jersey (5), Texas (11), California (7).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 78 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,342 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 980 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Ilyana’s family of names

Ilyana may belong to the same name family as ILYANNA. This is a tentative spelling connection.

Walk Ilyana’s family in the name graph

IlyanaIlianaIlyanahIlyanna

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Ilyana, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Jiyana

26RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Xianna

25RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Leiana

33RareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Elianna

“The Lord answers our prayers”

69FamiliarRising fast

>99% girls

Portuguese · Modern

Aitana

“the glorious one”

69FamiliarRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Anvika

42UncommonRising

>99% girls

Modern

Nylani

38RareRising fast

>99% girls

Cornish · Modern

Ellory

“resembling a swan”

37RareRising fast

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Ilyana’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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