How Many People Are Named Ileana?
An estimated 5,105 people in the United States have the first name Ileana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Ileana peaked in popularity in 1991 with 141 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ileana 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 Ileana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,105
About 1 in 67,141 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1991
141 births
Total Registered
5,565
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ileana
Ileana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,565 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ileana as a female name
Ranked #2,406 in 2024
75 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (141 births)
Ileana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ileana span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,232 babies were registered. While Ileana is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ileana by Decade
How has Ileana 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.
Ileana by State
Birth registrations for Ileana span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, Ohio, Massachusetts. On average, about 284 Ileanas were registered per state.
Ileana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ileana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ileana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ileana?
We estimate approximately 5,105 people named Ileana 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 67,141 Americans share this first name.
Is Ileana a common name?
Ileana is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,565 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ileana most popular?
Ileana reached peak popularity in 1991, when 141 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ileana is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ileana a female name?
Ileana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ileana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ileana Smith, Ileana Johnson, Ileana 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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