Iliana

Where Iliana comes from

The dictionaries list Iliana as a given name — a female given name, variant of Ileana — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1955
    First appearance
    #5,828 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1964
    Iliana Iotova born
    President of Bulgaria since 2026, vice-president of Bulgaria from 2017 to 2026, politician and journalist
  3. 1975
    Iliana Ivanova born
    Bulgarian public figure
  4. 2007
    Peak, #654
    453 babies named Iliana — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name, variant of Ileana.
Namesakes
  • Iliana Iotova · President of Bulgaria since 2026, vice-president of Bulgaria from 2017 to 2026, politician and journalist, born 1964
  • Iliana Ivanova · Bulgarian public figure, born 1975
  • Iliana Rupert · French basketball player, born 2001
  • Iliana Fox · Mexican actress, born 1977
  • Iliana Raeva · Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast, born 1963

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.