How Many People Are Named Ilena?
An estimated 546 people in the United States have the first name Ilena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Ilena peaked in popularity in 2008 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ilena 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 Ilena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
546
About 1 in 627,755 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2008
22 births
Total Registered
686
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ilena
Ilena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 686 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ilena as a female name
Ranked #9,140 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (22 births)
Ilena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ilena span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 126 babies were registered. While Ilena is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ilena by Decade
How has Ilena 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.
Ilena by State
Birth registrations for Ilena span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, New York, California. On average, about 5 Ilenas were registered per state.
Ilena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ilena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ilena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ilena?
We estimate approximately 546 people named Ilena 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 627,755 Americans share this first name.
Is Ilena a common name?
Ilena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 686 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ilena most popular?
Ilena reached peak popularity in 2008, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ilena is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ilena a female name?
Ilena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ilena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ilena Smith, Ilena Johnson, Ilena 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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