Girls' name · since 1978
Ilyana
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 1,453 babies named Ilyana, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,823 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,345 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,453
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,453 babies have been named Ilyana since 1978, making it today's #2345 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilyana has been recorded 1,453 times among girls since 1978, currently ranked #2345 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #5,823 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,345 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,453 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilyana ranks #5,823 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,345 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,453 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,823 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,345 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,453
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ilyana's 1,453 recorded births place it above 91.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ilyana compares
1,453 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Ilyana's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ilyana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,453 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ilyana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ilyana splits its recorded history at 2007: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ilyana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Ilyana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (657 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Ilyana's strongest decade.
657 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Ilyana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 9
1980s
9 births
- 1990s 89
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
274 births
- 2010s
2010s
657 births
- 2020s
2020s
419 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 657 births (45% of all-time use).
How Ilyana 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 Ilyana's total volume
Ilyana by state
Where Ilyana concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 198 | 13.6% |
| #2 | California | | 172 | 11.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 37 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 25 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.4% |
198 of 1,453 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Ilyana appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ilyana's data
- Ilyana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (657 total births) through the 2020s (419) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ilyanas (198 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 Ilyana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Ilyana 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.