Illyana
Illyana was the 4697th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 4164th with 36 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 660 places. More babies were named Illyana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,697 girls, up 680 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201236 babies
- Total since 1880
- 706babies recorded
Illyana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,697 | 29 |
| 2020 | #5,377 | 23 |
| 2010 | #6,744 | 19 |
| 2000 | #5,790 | 19 |
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How popular is Illyana, counting every spelling?
Illyana is a spelling of Ilyana, a name family that ranked #1,419 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,697 for Illyana on its own. Together these spellings went to 138 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilyana | 78 | #2,342 | 356 |
| Illyana | 29 | #4,697 | 133 |
| Ilyanna | 21 | #5,797 | 117 |
| Illyanna | 5 | #15,804 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Illyana?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Illyana (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Illyana born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Illyana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Illyana?
About 700 people born in the US named Illyana are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 20. That makes Illyana mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Illyana by state
How common Illyana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Illyana
How popular is the name Illyana?
Illyana was the 4697th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 4164th with 36 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 660 places. More babies were named Illyana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Illyana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Illyana in the US.
Where is Illyana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Illyana was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.