How Many People Are Named Ilean?
An estimated 238 people in the United States have the first name Ilean. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Ilean peaked in popularity in 1926 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ilean 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 Ilean paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Ilean is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
238
About 1 in 1,440,144 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1926
42 births
Total Registered
965
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ilean
Ilean is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 965 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ilean as a female name
Ranked #14,045 in 2012
7 female births in 2012
Peak: 1926 (42 births)
Ilean: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ilean span from the 1900s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 304 babies were registered. Ilean has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ilean by Decade
How has Ilean 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.
Ilean by State
Birth registrations for Ilean span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Kentucky, West Virginia. The lowest are in Mississippi, Illinois, Georgia. On average, about 8 Ileans were registered per state.
Ilean + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ilean as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ilean: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ilean?
We estimate approximately 238 people named Ilean 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 1,440,144 Americans share this first name.
Is Ilean a common name?
Ilean is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 965 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ilean most popular?
Ilean reached peak popularity in 1926, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ilean is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ilean a female name?
Ilean is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ilean Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ilean Smith, Ilean Johnson, Ilean 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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