Ilyana
Girl name · #2345 in 2025 · Very rare
Ilyana is currently the #2345 girl name in the United States — 78 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #2619, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 23,077 girls born in 2025 was named Ilyana.
The 47-year story
Ilyana first appears in the Social Security records in 1978, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 78 babies and a rank of #2326. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Ilyana per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Ilyana in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Ilyana is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Ilyana will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Ilyana is most common
State-level data for Ilyana is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Ilyana
Statistically, parents drawn to Ilyana tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Indiana, Eviana, Ivyana, Leiana, and Lyana.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Ilyana | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | #2326 |
| 2024 | 75 | #2413 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2975 |
| 2022 | 73 | #2463 |
| 2021 | 74 | #2416 |
| 2020 | 63 | #2659 |
| 2019 | 61 | #2752 |
| 2018 | 69 | #2532 |
| 2017 | 73 | #2464 |
| 2016 | 72 | #2502 |
| 2015 | 68 | #2619 |
| 2014 | 67 | #2615 |
| 2013 | 68 | #2597 |
| 2012 | 77 | #2401 |
| 2011 | 50 | #3267 |
| 2010 | 52 | #3159 |
| 2009 | 52 | #3189 |
| 2008 | 33 | #4550 |
| 2007 | 33 | #4475 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4165 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5437 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5969 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5235 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5444 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6619 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ilyana a popular girl name?
Ilyana ranked #2345 among girls in 2025 with 78 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2619.
When was the name Ilyana most popular?
Ilyana peaked in 2025, when 78 American girls received the name (ranked #2326 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Ilyana?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 23,077 newborn American girls was named Ilyana. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.