Ulyana
Uliana, Uljana, or Ulyana is an East Slavic feminine given name Russian: Ульяна, a variant of Juliana. Notable people with the name include:
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Belarusian
Meaning & Origin of Ulyana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Uliana, Uljana, or Ulyana is an East Slavic feminine given name Russian: Ульяна, a variant of Juliana. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Belarusian
The Story of Ulyana
Ulyana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2000, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 21 Ulyanas were born — ranking #5,820 that year. As of 2026, Ulyana ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 156 Ulyanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Ulyana
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About the name Ulyana
Ulyana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 156 births in the dataset. Ulyana's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #5,820. Use the chart and map above to compare Ulyana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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