The baby name Iliana is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ih-lee-AH-nuh (IPA: /ɪliˈɑːnə/).
Iliana is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Iliana is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ih-lee-AH-nuh (IPA: /ɪliˈɑːnə/).
Iliana is Greek in Origin.
Iliana is a cross-cultural feminine name with intertwined Greek, Slavic, and Romance strands. In Greek and Bulgarian, it aligns with Ilias/Iliya (Elijah), making Iliana a modern feminine elaboration; in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking contexts it often functions as a variant of Eliana; and in Romania it stands close to Ileana, long connected with Helen/Helene. These routes account for its presence across Eastern Europe and its later diffusion in the Americas.
Meaning shifts slightly by pathway: from the Elijah lineage it expresses "Yahweh is my God"; via Eliana it reads "God has answered"; through the Helen line it echoes "torch," "light," or "sunbeam." Documented in the Balkans and Mediterranean, and boosted in Latin America and the United States since the late 20th century, the name comes with variants and spellings Ileana, Eliana, Ilijana, Iliyana, Ilyana, and Illiana, with diminutives Liana, Ili, Ilia, and Ana.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 411 |
| FJ | Girls | 0 | #8 | 2 | 583 |
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| SV | Girls | 0 | #18 | 1 | 458 |
| HN | 0 | #22 | 1 | 704 | |
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #40 | 302 | 3,559 |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| BG | 0 | #53 | 28 | 1,799 | |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| CY | 0 | #56 | 5 | 1,632 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #95 | 27 | 3,755 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #99 | 173 | 6,293 |
| GR | 0 | #100 | 35 | 3,911 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| PA | 0 | #116 | 15 | 3,797 | |
| EC | 0 | #119 | 3 | 2,502 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #129 | 7 | 1,786 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #147 | 15 | 3,171 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| CR | 0 | #158 | 8 | 5,526 | |
| UY | 0 | #165 | 13 | 2,477 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #169 | 449 | 9,861 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2016 | #176 | 34 | 419 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #177 | 3 | 1,568 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #191 | 3 | 2,915 | |
| RU | 0 | #192 | 3 | 3,641 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #199 | 2 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #207 | 33 | 3,650 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #213 | 5 | 4,575 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #220 | 8 | 4,141 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #224 | 3 | 5,692 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| MX | 0 | #271 | 148 | 8,339 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #272 | 14 | 2,795 |
| GT | 0 | #273 | 42 | 5,948 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #288 | 7 | 3,687 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #289 | 242 | 7,500 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 276 | 11,342 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #303 | 248 | 6,731 |
| PE | 0 | #321 | 9 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #327 | 6 | 5,862 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #345 | 61 | 3,185 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #346 | 6 | 5,378 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #351 | 2,221 | 17,781 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #356 | 4 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #359 | 4 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #361 | 4 | 5,096 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #408 | 13 | 1,885 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| Spain | 0 | #434 | 19 | 2,326 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #435 | 17 | 7,952 |
| CO | 0 | #445 | 36 | 7,768 | |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #485 | 14 | 11,913 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #499 | 7 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 4 | 10,188 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #541 | 5 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #542 | 6 | 10,981 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #546 | 54 | 8,289 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #591 | 21 | 9,488 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #602 | 326 | 8,487 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #637 | 9 | 11,648 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #644 | 520 | 16,140 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| IT | 0 | #675 | 40 | 4,183 | |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #691 | 261 | 14,861 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #719 | 20 | 3,895 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #737 | 250 | 5,561 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #763 | 895 | 9,415 |
| SY | 0 | #764 | 4 | 11,684 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #777 | 62 | 4,949 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #778 | 74 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #902 | 40 | 12,708 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #930 | 26 | 5,933 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #969 | 14 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #970 | 25 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,132 | 45 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,191 | 9 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,229 | 8 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Iliana is popular in 74 countries — most recent births per country:
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