Ilana: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,496

among girls · ↓50 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Ilana · -4% vs 2024

How common

1 in 22,638

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1992

135 babies

All-time total

5,678

#2,360 all-time among girls

First recorded

1946

in Social Security records

Ilana popularity over time

5,678 babies have been named Ilana since 1946, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	12	1	–	#4,164
1950s	63	6	+425%	#4,043
1960s	264	26	+319%	#1,741
1970s	580	58	+120%	#1,379
1980s	1,032	103	+78%	#1,184
1990s	1,211	121	+17%	#1,267
2000s	1,148	115	-5%	#1,523
2010s	868	87	-24%	#2,005
2020s (to 2025)	500	83	-4%	#1,852

Where Ilana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	70	0.04	outside top 500
2027	70	0.04	outside top 500
2028	70	0.04	outside top 500
2029	69	0.04	outside top 500
2030	69	0.04	outside top 500

Where Ilana is most popular

Girls named Ilana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.052 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ilana born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
New York	51	0.129	+149%
New Jersey	14	0.078	+50%
Pennsylvania	16	0.068	+31%
California	43	0.051	≈ national
Illinois	11	0.048	-7%
Maryland	5	0.047	-9%
Texas	35	0.044	-16%
Arizona	6	0.043	-17%
Florida	18	0.042	-19%
Alaska	–	–	–
Alabama	–	–	–
Arkansas	–	–	–
Colorado	–	–	–
Connecticut	–	–	–
District of Columbia	–	–	–
Delaware	–	–	–
Georgia	–	–	–
Hawaii	–	–	–
Iowa	–	–	–
Idaho	–	–	–
Indiana	–	–	–
Kansas	–	–	–
Kentucky	–	–	–
Louisiana	–	–	–
Massachusetts	–	–	–
Maine	–	–	–
Michigan	–	–	–
Minnesota	–	–	–
Missouri	–	–	–
Mississippi	–	–	–
Montana	–	–	–
North Carolina	–	–	–
North Dakota	–	–	–
Nebraska	–	–	–
New Hampshire	–	–	–
New Mexico	–	–	–
Nevada	–	–	–
Ohio	–	–	–
Oklahoma	–	–	–
Oregon	–	–	–
Rhode Island	–	–	–
South Carolina	–	–	–
South Dakota	–	–	–
Tennessee	–	–	–
Utah	–	–	–
Virginia	–	–	–
Vermont	–	–	–
Washington	–	–	–
Wisconsin	–	–	–
West Virginia	–	–	–
Wyoming	–	–	–

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ilana

Ilana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,496 in 2025 with 71 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1946, 5,678 American babies have been named Ilana. Its peak came in 1992, when 135 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ilana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ilana?

The median living Ilana is about 28 years old; half are between 16 and 40. An estimated 5,600 people named Ilana are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ilana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	71	#2,496
2024	74	#2,446
2023	81	#2,277
2022	85	#2,216
2021	108	#1,852
2020	81	#2,227
2019	82	#2,240
2018	77	#2,369
2017	96	#2,046
2016	89	#2,176
2015	83	#2,267
2014	92	#2,105
2013	88	#2,141
2012	75	#2,459
2011	98	#2,005
2010	88	#2,207
2009	85	#2,294
2008	109	#1,935
2007	124	#1,748
2006	129	#1,644
2005	119	#1,675
2004	127	#1,557
2003	128	#1,523
2002	101	#1,785
2001	108	#1,676
2000	118	#1,536
1995	119	#1,383
1990	125	#1,301
1985	98	#1,342
1980	78	#1,518
1975	62	#1,592
1970	38	#2,134
1965	24	#2,493
1960	16	#3,139
1955	9	#4,184
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Famous people named Ilana

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

1 Ilana Kloss South African tennis player, coach, and commissioner (born 1956) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ilana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ilana?

The median living Ilana is about 28 years old. Half of all living Ilanas are between 16 and 40 years old.

How many people named Ilana are alive today?

An estimated 5,600 people named Ilana are alive in the United States, based on 5,678 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ilana mean?

A female given name, variant of Alana

How popular is the name Ilana in 2025?

Ilana ranked #2,496 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 71 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ilana?

5,678 babies have been named Ilana in the United States since 1946, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ilana most popular?

Ilana peaked in 1992, when 135 newborns received the name.

Is Ilana a boy or girl name?

Ilana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ilana rising or falling?

Ilana has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Ilana become more popular?

Ilana looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 69 girls named Ilana in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ilana?

Well-known people named Ilana include Ilana Kloss (tennis player).

Names like Ilana

Names that sound and feel close to Ilana: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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