Ileana
Ileana was the 3180th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 1926, when it ranked 1156th; the most babies were born in 1991 (141). Over the last ten years it has moved down 425 places. More babies were named Ileana in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,180 girls, down 1,000 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 50girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991141 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,617babies recorded
Ileana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,180 | 50 |
| 2020 | #2,180 | 83 |
| 2010 | #2,098 | 94 |
| 2000 | #1,665 | 106 |
| 1990 | #1,215 | 139 |
| 1980 | #2,134 | 48 |
| 1970 | #1,607 | 59 |
| 1960 | #1,605 | 49 |
| 1950 | #3,787 | 9 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #2,057 | 17 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ileana, counting every spelling?
Ileana is the most common spelling of a name family that had 59 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 59 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ileana | 50 | #3,180 | 394 |
| Ileanna | 9 | #10,417 | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ileana?
50 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ileana (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ileana born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 167 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ileana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ileana?
About 5,300 people born in the US named Ileana are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 16 and 43. That makes Ileana mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ileana by state
How common Ileana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.0×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Ileana
How popular is the name Ileana?
Ileana was the 3180th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 1926, when it ranked 1156th; the most babies were born in 1991 (141). Over the last ten years it has moved down 425 places. More babies were named Ileana in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Ileana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ileana in the US.
Where is Ileana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ileana was most common in Texas (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Florida.