Iliana
Meaning
used as a variant of Liliana, 'lily flower'
The story
Iliana is a Spanish-language name most often used as a variant of Liliana, lily flower, though families sometimes reach it through Greek routes as well, from Helen's ancient line. In practice it lives in Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Central American communities, where the initial I gives it a lighter, more unusual profile than the L version. The US curve shows the name arriving in the 1960s and climbing steadily to a plateau it has held from the 2000s through the 2020s, quiet, consistent growth rather than a fashion spike, usually the mark of a name spreading family to family rather than through celebrities. A lily by a road less traveled, holding its bloom for two decades and counting. Its ambiguity is real, so the story keeps both routes visible instead of choosing one.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Iliana peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
717 people · the #10,424 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 250,000 · median age 50
Among people named Iliana living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Iliana
Most people given the name Iliana in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Iliana deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Iliana truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Iliana fits with your family’s names and surname.
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