How Many People Are Named Ilana?
An estimated 5,357 people in the United States have the first name Ilana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Ilana peaked in popularity in 1992 with 135 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ilana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ilana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,357
About 1 in 63,983 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1992
135 births
Total Registered
5,604
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ilana
Ilana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,604 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ilana as a female name
Ranked #2,463 in 2024
73 female births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (135 births)
Ilana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ilana span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,211 babies were registered. While Ilana is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ilana by Decade
How has Ilana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ilana by State
Birth registrations for Ilana span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, New Jersey. The lowest are in Washington, Oregon, Colorado. On average, about 182 Ilanas were registered per state.
Ilana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ilana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ilana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ilana?
We estimate approximately 5,357 people named Ilana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 63,983 Americans share this first name.
Is Ilana a common name?
Ilana is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,604 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ilana most popular?
Ilana reached peak popularity in 1992, when 135 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ilana is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ilana a female name?
Ilana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ilana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ilana Smith, Ilana Johnson, Ilana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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