At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #13,208 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 6 (<0.01% of girls)
- Peak
- #10,246 in 2002
- First recorded
- 1998
Meaning of Ylianna
Ylianna dances onto the scene like a warm breeze through a sunlit plaza, a vibrant twist on the classic Iliana and Eliana that carries Latin sunshine in every syllable. With her jaunty “Y” up front, she’s pronounced ee-lee-AH-nuh in English and ee-LYAH-nah in Spanish, rolling off the tongue like abuela’s secret hot sauce—easy to savor and impossible to forget. Rooted in the ancient Latin word for “light” and echoing the Greek helen (“sunbeam”), Ylianna feels both timeless and fresh, as if she’s been whispered across generations under festive papel picado banners. Though she’s never been a superstar on the baby charts—typically lighting up about half a dozen to a dozen birth announcements each year and landing shy of the top 900—her steady, glowing presence proves that you don’t need millions of fans to shine brilliantly. Enthusiastic, lyrical, and sprinkled with just the right dash of spice, Ylianna is a name that promises joy, warmth, and a little dash of mischief in every heart she graces.
How to pronounce Ylianna
English
- Pronounced ee-lee-AH-nuh /iˈli.ænə/
Spanish
- Pronounced ee-LYAH-nah /iˈlja.na/
Popularity of Ylianna in the U.S.
Ylianna was the #13,208 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 6 babies. It peaked at #10,246 in 2002. It first appears in the records in 1998.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1998–2025 14 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 13,208 | back (not recorded in 2016–2024) |
| 2015 | 5 | 16,419 | back (not recorded in 2014) |
| 2013 | 6 | 14,582 | ▼ 1,099 |
| 2012 | 7 | 13,483 | ▼ 1,330 |
| 2011 | 8 | 12,153 | ▼ 907 |
| 2010 | 9 | 11,246 | ▲ 3,996 |
| 2009 | 6 | 15,242 | ▼ 1,410 |
| 2008 | 7 | 13,832 | ▲ 1,659 |
| 2007 | 6 | 15,491 | ▼ 1,885 |
| 2006 | 7 | 13,606 | back (not recorded in 2003–2005) |
| 2002 | 9 | 10,246 | ▲ 5,106 |
| 2001 | 5 | 15,352 | ▼ 4,607 |
| 2000 | 8 | 10,745 | back (not recorded in 1999) |
| 1998 | 6 | 12,426 | new |