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“Variant of Ileana — To shine, burn, or glow (Proto-Indo-European root swel-)” — Romanian Ileana, from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη origin
Girl's name · #730 in the US (2025) · Trending
Iliana is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1955, it stood at #730 in 2025; about 13,000 girls have been named Iliana along the way. Together with its spelling variants Ilyana (#2342) and Illiana (#2467), Iliana would rank around #566 with about 530 births last year — the newborns split about 71/15/14 across Iliana, Ilyana, and Illiana.
Around the world: about 1 in 4,100 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 4,800 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 5,700 girls in France (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 21 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 61 notable people named Iliana:
Entertainers appear 2.01× more often than among typical names — e.g. Iliana Fox, Mexican actress.
Similar names: Ilyana · Valery · Ilana · Ellianna · Celina · Elina
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