Ilana Girl
How popular is Ilana?
#2,485 girl name in 2025
71 baby girls were named Ilana in the US in 2025, making it the 2485th most popular girl name.
5,543living people named Ilana (est.)
29median age of people named Ilana
5,678babies named Ilana since 1880
1 in 46,695US babies born in 2025
Ilana popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,485 for girls (▼ 51 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 71 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-14% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,259 in 2015, #2,216 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1992 (135 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,182 in 1987 |
| First recorded | 1946 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Ilana is most popular
Babies named Ilana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (51 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (43 girls)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
Ilana by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 12 | #3,993 |
| 1950s | 63 | #3,924 |
| 1960s | 264 | #1,728 |
| 1970s | 580 | #1,374 |
| 1980s | 1,032 | #1,182 |
| 1990s | 1,211 | #1,262 |
| 2000s | 1,148 | #1,521 |
| 2010s | 868 | #2,000 |
| 2020s | 500 | #1,851 |
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Questions
- Is Ilana a boy or girl name?
- Ilana is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ilana were girls.
- How popular is the name Ilana?
- 71 baby girls were named Ilana in the US in 2025, making it the 2485th most popular girl name.
- When was Ilana most popular?
- Ilana peaked in 1992, when 135 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,182 in 1987.
- How many people are named Ilana?
- 5,678 babies have been named Ilana in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,543 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
- Where is Ilana most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ilana was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.