The first name Ileana
A girl’s name.
4 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Ileana last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2023, with 12 births (#2,201).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ileana with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ileana at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 50 girls born in the United States were named Ileana, the 3,180th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1991, when 141 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Ileana
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ileana Ros-LehtinenAmerican politician (born 1952)
- Ileana SonnabendAmerican art dealer (1914–2007)
- Ileana BeltránCuban judoka, born 1971
Questions
- How popular is the name Ileana?
- In 2024, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Ileana, ranking 4,843rd. Its peak was 2023, with 12 births.
- Is Ileana a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,617 US babies named Ileana since 1880 were girls.
- When was Ileana most popular?
- 1991 in the United States, when 141 babies were named Ileana, its highest rank at 1,222nd.
- What are other spellings of Ileana?
- Iliana.