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Ilyana

Girl

Meaning of Ilyana: Russian: 'bright'

Ilyana is a girl's name most strongly associated with Russian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2252nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1065th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2252

78 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1065

32 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,453

First recorded 1978 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 12 babies1998: 13 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 18 babies20002001: 16 babies2002: 21 babies2003: 23 babies2004: 20 babies2005: 23 babies2006: 35 babies2007: 33 babies2008: 33 babies2009: 52 babies2010: 52 babies20102011: 50 babies2012: 77 babies2013: 68 babies2014: 67 babies2015: 68 babies2016: 72 babies2017: 73 babies2018: 69 babies2019: 61 babies2020: 63 babies20202021: 74 babies2022: 73 babies2023: 56 babies2024: 75 babies2025: 78 babies
US babies named Ilyana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 78.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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