Girls' name · since 1989
Illyana
706 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.
- #9,467 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,712 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 706
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
706 babies have been named Illyana since 1989, making it today's #4712 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Illyana recorded 706 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #4712 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #9,467 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,712 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 706 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Illyana ranks #9,467 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,712 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 706 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,467 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,712 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 706
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Illyana's 706 recorded births place it above 86.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Illyana compares
706 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Illyana's all-time total is 88% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Illyana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 706 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Illyana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Illyana splits its recorded history at 2009: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Illyana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Illyana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (262 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Illyana's strongest decade.
262 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Illyana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
220 births
- 2010s
2010s
262 births
- 2020s
2020s
156 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 262 births (37% of all-time use).
How Illyana 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 Illyana's total volume
Illyana by state
Where Illyana concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 38 | 5.4% |
| #2 | California | | 33 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
38 of 706 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Illyana's data
- Illyana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (262 total births) through the 2020s (156) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Illyanas (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Illyana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
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, 1989–2025 (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 Illyana 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.