The baby name Biljana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced BIL-yah-nah (IPA: /ˈbiʎana/).
The baby name Biljana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced BIL-yah-nah (IPA: /ˈbiʎana/).
Biljana is in Origin.
Biljana is a South Slavic feminine name widely used in Serbia, North Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, and Bulgaria. Its root is the Common Slavic bil-/bilj- “herb, medicinal plant” (cf. Serbo-Croatian bilje, “herbs”), giving the sense of “herbal, healer, verdant.” In Bulgarian and some regional interpretations it is linked to byal/byala, “white,” yielding a secondary meaning of “white, pure.” The formation with the -ana/-yana ending is a typical Slavic name pattern.
The name appears in folklore - most famously the Macedonian ballad “Biljana platno beleše” - and rose in civil use during the 20th century alongside folk revivals across former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. Variants include Bilyana (Bulgarian), Biliana, and the Macedonian/Serbian/Croatian Biljana; diminutives and nicknames include Bilja, Bibi, and Bilya. Related spellings reflect script differences (Cyrillic Билјана/Биляна). The name carries natural and moral imagery, blending ideas of healing greenery with brightness and purity.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS | Girls | 0 | #12 | 632 | 1,651 |
| RS | 0 | #32 | 72 | 923 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| LU | 0 | #63 | 4 | 2,830 | |
| SI | 0 | #68 | 12 | 1,612 | |
| BG | 0 | #81 | 2 | 1,799 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #91 | 460 | 3,687 |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #134 | 41 | 2,769 |
| HR | 0 | #146 | 34 | 2,081 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #147 | 7 | 3,773 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #150 | 5 | 2,277 |
| Austria | 0 | #182 | 32 | 850 | |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #185 | 2 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #187 | 4 | 4,850 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #196 | 311 | 1,885 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #223 | 5 | 4,141 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #228 | 4 | 3,559 |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #244 | 6 | 6,293 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #321 | 9 | 7,429 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #338 | 6 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #348 | 4 | 5,378 |
| France | Girls | 1986 | #354 | 8 | 1,780 |
| NL | 0 | #377 | 15 | 2,481 | |
| Germany | 0 | #418 | 20 | 2,542 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #541 | 5 | 8,334 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #544 | 10 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #603 | 246 | 4,949 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| IT | 0 | #687 | 28 | 4,183 | |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #728 | 11 | 3,895 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 44 | 5,933 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #973 | 11 | 5,561 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,136 | 313 | 9,415 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
Biljana is popular in 33 countries — most recent births per country:
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