The baby name Uliana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced oo-LYAH-nah (IPA: /uˈlʲɑnɑ/ Ukrainian; /ulʲˈjanə/ Russian).
Uliana is Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Uliana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced oo-LYAH-nah (IPA: /uˈlʲɑnɑ/ Ukrainian; /ulʲˈjanə/ Russian).
Uliana is Slavic in Origin.
Uliana is the East Slavic feminine form of Juliana, ultimately from the Latin Iuliana, “belonging to Julius,” a Roman family name linked to the Greek ioulos, “soft-haired, youthful.” Through Church Slavonic transmission, the name entered Russian and Ukrainian as Ульяна/Уляна, yielding the common transliteration Ulyana alongside Uliana. The meaning is therefore interpreted as youthful, downy, or of the Julius lineage.
Medieval Orthodox veneration of saints such as Juliana of Nicomedia helped fix the name in the Slavic calendar; it appears in chronicles with figures like Uliana of Tver (14th century). Usage has remained steady in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, with modern revivals and international visibility. Variants and cognates include Ulyana, Uljana (German/Scandinavian), Uļjana (Latvian), Yuliana/Juliana (English and international), Iuliana (Romanian), and South Slavic Julijana. Diminutives include Ulya and Ulyasha.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| RS | 0 | #84 | 1 | 923 | |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #89 | 4 | 865 |
| KZ | 0 | #93 | 2 | 1,452 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| RU | 0 | #167 | 23 | 3,641 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #169 | 642 | 11,913 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #214 | 10 | 3,559 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #224 | 4 | 4,141 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #244 | 6 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #279 | 7 | 2,795 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #290 | 31 | 5,862 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #292 | 3 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #314 | 28 | 5,378 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #318 | 37 | 5,096 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #355 | 5 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| France | Girls | 2016 | #405 | 4 | 3,228 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #466 | 6 | 7,952 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #503 | 21 | 10,981 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #508 | 23 | 8,334 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #590 | 28 | 11,648 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #687 | 52 | 3,895 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IT | 0 | #697 | 18 | 4,183 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #825 | 14 | 4,949 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #909 | 33 | 12,708 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #910 | 5 | 8,600 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #934 | 10 | 14,861 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #939 | 45 | 5,561 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #944 | 546 | 9,415 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 8 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
Uliana is popular in 51 countries — most recent births per country:
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