How Many People Are Named Ilene?
An estimated 8,603 people in the United States have the first name Ilene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Ilene peaked in popularity in 1950 with 453 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ilene 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 Ilene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,603
About 1 in 39,841 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1950
453 births
Total Registered
17,822
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ilene
Ilene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 17,822 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ilene as a female name
Ranked #5,665 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 1950 (453 births)
Ilene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ilene span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 3,432 babies were registered. Ilene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ilene by Decade
How has Ilene 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.
Ilene by State
Birth registrations for Ilene span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Michigan. The lowest are in Louisiana, New Mexico, Tennessee. On average, about 335 Ilenes were registered per state.
Ilene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ilene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ilene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ilene?
We estimate approximately 8,603 people named Ilene 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 39,841 Americans share this first name.
Is Ilene a common name?
Ilene is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,822 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ilene most popular?
Ilene reached peak popularity in 1950, when 453 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ilene is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ilene a female name?
Ilene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ilene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ilene Smith, Ilene Johnson, Ilene 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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