Girls' name · since 1955

Iliana

Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 13,339 babies named Iliana, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#1,396 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#730 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
13,339
born since 1955
2000s
peak decade

Iliana currently ranks #730 among girls' names in America, with 13,339 babies recorded since 1955.

Social Security Administration records show Iliana recorded 13,339 times among girls since 1955, holding rank #730 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.

  • #1,396 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #730 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 13,339 born since 1955
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iliana ranks #1,396 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #730 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,339 born since 1955, peaking in the 2000s.

#1,396 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#730 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
13,339
born since 1955
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%95.7%
Iliana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Iliana's 13,339 recorded births place it above 98.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

33 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Iliana compares

13,339 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Iliana's all-time total is 35x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Iliana Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 13,339 376 567,345
Peak-year births 453 21 19,840

Iliana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Iliana's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 453, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Iliana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2007)
453
Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
0100200300400500 195519651974198319922001201020192025 380

Iliana by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (3,519 births, 26% of the file).

2000s was Iliana's strongest decade.

3,519 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.

Iliana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,519 births (26% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Iliana compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Iliana's total volume

Iliana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -74, 3.4%-107, 3.3%-146, 2.2%-41, 6.8%-94, 3.4%-112, 3.1%-58, 3.9%-31, 7.8%-64, 4.4%-126, 4.7%-57, 3.9%-41, 6.4%-47, 5.8%-146, 2.3%-138, 2.3%Iliana-71, 3.4%Iliana
Iliana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Iliana by state

Where Iliana concentrates geographically, total births since 1955

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Iliana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
3,357 25.2%
#2 Texas
2,813 21.1%
#3 New York
1,012 7.6%
#4 Illinois
690 5.2%
#5 Florida
642 4.8%
#6 Arizona
528 4.0%
#7 New Jersey
264 2.0%
#8 Massachusetts
203 1.5%
California share of Iliana's total US births 25.2%
Even split

3,357 of 13,339 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Iliana appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iliana?
Iliana has been given to 13,339 babies in the U.S. since 1955, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #1,396 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #730 of 17,297. 453 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
Where does Iliana sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iliana ranks #1,396 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #730 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Iliana most popular?
Iliana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 3,519 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Iliana most popular?
The top states for the name Iliana are California (3,357 births), Texas (2,813 births), New York (1,012 births).
How long has the name Iliana been used?
Iliana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 71 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Iliana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ilianna, Ilia, Iliyah, Ilissa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Iliana's data

  • Iliana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (3,519 total births) through the 2020s (1,936) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Ilianas (3,357 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Iliana

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Iliana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1955–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Iliana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.