Ulyana
A feminine Russian diminutive form of the name Yulia or Ulyana.
Name Census estimates that about 155 living Americans carry the first name Ulyana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Ulyana today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ulyana births was 2017 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ulyana. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Ulyana with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
155
~ 1 in 2,211,318 Americans
Peak year
2017
21 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#17,447
Tracked since 2000
Census
Ulyana in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 538 people with the first name Ulyana, which placed it at #19,583 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,583
National first-name rank
People counted
538
538 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
90.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ulyana
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ulyana is White at 90.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (3.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ulyana described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ulyana at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White90.9% · 489
- Hispanic or Latino3.7% · 20
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 11
- Two or more races2.0% · 11
- Black or African American1.1% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Popularity
Ulyana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ulyana from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 107 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ulyana by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ulyana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ulyanas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Ulyana
The name Ulyana is of Russian origin, derived from the Greek name Iuliana, which means "youthful" or "soft-haired." The name first appeared in the late 10th century AD, during the Christianization of the Kievan Rus', the medieval East Slavic state that later became modern-day Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
The earliest recorded use of the name Ulyana can be found in the Russian Primary Chronicle, a historical text that dates back to the 12th century AD. The name was borne by several noble women during the medieval period, including Ulyana Sviatoslavna, the daughter of Sviatoslav I, Prince of Kiev, who lived in the late 10th century.
Throughout history, the name Ulyana has been associated with various notable figures. One of the most famous was Ulyana Pavlovna Rozanova (1886-1918), a Russian avant-garde artist and theorist who was a pioneer of abstract art in Russia. Another notable bearer of the name was Ulyana Naidenko (1923-2005), a Soviet athlete who won multiple Olympic gold medals in gymnastics during the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.
In the 17th century, Ulyana Romanova (1609-1634) was the daughter of Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov, the first Russian tsar of the Romanov dynasty. Her marriage to Prince Valdemar Christian of Denmark in 1634 was an important diplomatic event that strengthened relations between Russia and Denmark.
Another notable figure was Ulyana Gromova (1924-2017), a Soviet and Russian writer and journalist who was known for her children's literature and her work as a war correspondent during World War II.
During the 20th century, Ulyana Semyonova (1952-2022) was a prominent Russian actress and singer who appeared in numerous films and theatrical productions, and was recognized as a People's Artist of Russia in 2001.
People
Ulyana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ulyana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with U
Other first names starting with U with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ulyana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ulyana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 155 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ulyana going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,211,318 US residents.
Is Ulyana a common name?
We classify Ulyana as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 156 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ulyana most popular?
The single biggest year for Ulyana was 2017, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ulyana is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ulyana in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 538 people with the name Ulyana, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,583 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ulyana in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ulyana?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ulyana appears almost entirely female. Of the 533 people counted with this name, 99.2% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ulyana?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ulyana is White at 90.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (3.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ulyana most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Ulyana in the 2020 Census, accounting for 90.9% (489 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ulyana in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ulyana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ulyana in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ulyana still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ulyana in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ulyana can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Ulyana?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.