US rank #5073 Girls' name Peak 2012 677 births

Illyana — #5073 US girls' name

677 babies named Illyana in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s632000s2202010s2622020s127
#5073
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Illyana was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

36 babies were named Illyana in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Illyana

The Social Security Administration has registered 677 babies named Illyana between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Illyana currently holds the #5073 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Illyana performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 262 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Illyana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Illyana in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Illyana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 677 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Illyana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

677

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2012

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,073

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Illyana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
36
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919931989 5

Illyana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
262 births that decade — 39% of Illyana's all-time total
1980s51990s632000s2202010s2622020s127

Illyana by state

Where Illyana concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Illyana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
38 5.6%
#2 California
27 4.0%
#3 Pennsylvania
5 0.7%
Texas share of Illyana's total US births 5.6%
Even split

38 of 677 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Illyana?
677 babies have been named Illyana since 1989. It currently ranks #5073 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 36 births.
When was Illyana most popular?
Illyana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 262 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Illyana most popular?
The top states for the name Illyana are Texas (38 births), California (27 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Illyana been used?
Illyana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Illyana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Illiana, Illa, Illianna, Illeana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.