Girls' name · since 1981

Lilyana

9,872 babies named Lilyana in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#1,685 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,049 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
9,872
born since 1981
2010s
peak decade

9,872 babies have been named Lilyana since 1981, making it today's #1049 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Lilyana recorded 9,872 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #1049 nationally today, ahead of 94% 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 1981 to 2025.

  • #1,685 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,049 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 9,872 born since 1981
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilyana ranks #1,685 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,049 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,872 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.

#1,685 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,049 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
9,872
born since 1981
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%93.9%
Lilyana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Lilyana's 9,872 recorded births place it above 97.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

43 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

How Lilyana compares

9,872 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Lilyana's all-time total is 26x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lilyana Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 9,872 376 567,345
Peak-year births 650 21 19,840

Lilyana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lilyana's full recorded timeline at 2005, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 650 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lilyana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
650
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
0200400600800 19811990199620022008201420202025 237

Lilyana by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (5,260 births, 53% of the file).

2010s was Lilyana's strongest decade.

5,260 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Lilyana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,260 births (53% of all-time use).

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

How Lilyana 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 Lilyana's total volume

Lilyana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 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 -90, 5.1%-36, 11.6%-65, 4.3%-95, 8.5%-27, 10.6%-51, 5.5%-112, 3.1%-70, 4.9%-37, 8.2%-140, 6.6%-111, 4.5%-84, 2.6%-146, 2%-146, 2.6%-75, 5.7%Lilyana-45, 6.6%Lilyana
Lilyana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Lilyana by state

Where Lilyana concentrates geographically, total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lilyana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,450 14.7%
#2 Texas
868 8.8%
#3 Florida
544 5.5%
#4 New York
512 5.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
426 4.3%
#6 Illinois
389 3.9%
#7 Michigan
379 3.8%
#8 Arizona
345 3.5%
California share of Lilyana's total US births 14.7%
Even split

1,450 of 9,872 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Lilyana appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lilyana?
Lilyana has been given to 9,872 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #1,685 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #1,049 of 17,297. 650 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
Where does Lilyana sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilyana ranks #1,685 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,049 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 Lilyana most popular?
Lilyana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 5,260 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Lilyana most popular?
The top states for the name Lilyana are California (1,450 births), Texas (868 births), Florida (544 births).
How long has the name Lilyana been used?
Records for Lilyana go back to 1981, giving 45 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Lilyana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lillian, Lily, Lillie, Lila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Lilyana's data

  • Lilyana's decade-level peak was the 2010s (5,260 total births); usage has since declined to 1,738 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Lilyanas (1,450 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 Lilyana

Nearby Names Like Lilyana

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lilyana

Names with a similar popularity rank to Lilyana

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lilyana: 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, 1981–2025 (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 Lilyana 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.