girl's name
Ilena
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,738
Ilena is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2008, when 22 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Ilena over time
Births per decade in France, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 25 |
| 1990s | 35 |
| 2000s | 360 |
| 2010s | 495 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 100 |
How popular is Ilena?
In 2025, Ilena was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Ilena 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 Ilena is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Iléna | Iléna is a rare spelling of Ilena, written with an acute accent and recorded about 345 times, mostly in France. | 345 |
| Ilèna | Ilèna is a rare spelling of Ilena, written with a grave accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Ilena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ilena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ilena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ilena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ilena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ilena
How popular is the name Ilena?
In 2025, Ilena was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ilena a girl's or a boy's name?
Ilena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ilena most popular?
Ilena peaked in 2008, when 22 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Ilena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ilena currently ranks #3,845 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.