US rank #2415 Girls' name Peak 2012 1,374 births

Ilyana — #2415 US girls' name

1,374 babies named Ilyana in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s91990s892000s2742010s6562020s341
#2415
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Ilyana was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

77 babies were named Ilyana in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ilyana

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,374 babies named Ilyana between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ilyana currently holds the #2415 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 77 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ilyana performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 656 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ilyana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 187 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ilyana in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ilyana 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 1,374 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.

Ilyana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,374

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2012

77 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,415

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ilyana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
77
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Ilyana by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
656 births that decade — 48% of Ilyana's all-time total
1970s51980s91990s892000s2742010s6562020s341

Ilyana by state

Where Ilyana concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ilyana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
187 13.6%
#2 California
165 12.0%
#3 New York
37 2.7%
#4 Illinois
25 1.8%
#5 Florida
23 1.7%
#6 Michigan
11 0.8%
#7 Arizona
10 0.7%
#8 Ohio
6 0.4%
Texas share of Ilyana's total US births 13.6%
Even split

187 of 1,374 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Ilyana appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ilyana?
1,374 babies have been named Ilyana since 1978. It currently ranks #2415 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 77 births.
When was Ilyana most popular?
Ilyana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 656 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Ilyana most popular?
The top states for the name Ilyana are Texas (187 births), California (165 births), New York (37 births).
How long has the name Ilyana been used?
Ilyana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ilyana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ily, Ilyssa, Ilyanna, Ilyse, 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, 1978–2024 (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.