The first name Ilene
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ilene at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 19 girls born in the United States were named Ilene, the 6,202nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1950, when 453 were.
17,840
babies named Ilene since 1880
#6,202
rank in 2025
1950
peak year
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.
Famous people named Ilene
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ilene WoodsAmerican actress and singer (1926-2010)
- Ilene GraffAmerican actress (1949-)
- Ilene ChaikenAmerican television director, producer and writer (born 1957)
Questions
- Is Ilene a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 17,840 US babies named Ilene since 1880 were girls.
- When was Ilene most popular?
- 1950 in the United States, when 453 babies were named Ilene, its highest rank at 380th.