girl's name
Ileana
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,008
Ileana is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 50 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1991, when 141 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 66,309 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Ileana over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 110 |
| 1930s | 38 |
| 1940s | 27 |
| 1950s | 182 |
| 1960s | 547 |
| 1970s | 505 |
| 1980s | 687 |
| 1990s | 1,232 |
| 2000s | 931 |
| 2010s | 876 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 477 |
How popular is Ileana?
In 2025, Ileana was given to 50 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ileana is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Ileana is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Iléana | Iléana is Ileana written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,344 in France, against #5,654 for Ileana. | 405 |
Names that peaked alongside Ileana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ileana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ileana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Ileana in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Hungarian
- Ellina
Sibling names for Ileana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ileana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ileana
How popular is the name Ileana?
In 2025, Ileana was given to 50 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ileana a girl's or a boy's name?
Ileana is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ileana?
Ileana has 4 syllables.
When was Ileana most popular?
Ileana peaked in 1991, when 141 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Ileana a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ileana currently ranks #1,344 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.