Girls' name · since 1946
Ilana
Ilana has 5,678 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,360 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,493 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,678
- born since 1946
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ilana currently ranks #2493 among girls' names in America, with 5,678 babies recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Ilana recorded 5,678 times among girls since 1946, holding rank #2493 nationally today, ahead of 86% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #2,360 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,493 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,678 born since 1946
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilana ranks #2,360 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,493 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,678 born since 1946, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,360 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,493 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,678
- born since 1946
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ilana's 5,678 recorded births place it above 96.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Ilana compares
5,678 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ilana's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ilana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,678 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ilana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ilana's full recorded timeline at 1988, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 135 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ilana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Ilana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,211 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Ilana's strongest decade.
1,211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Ilana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 63
1950s
63 births
- 1960s 264
1960s
264 births
- 1970s
1970s
580 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,032 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,211 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,148 births
- 2010s
2010s
868 births
- 2020s
2020s
500 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,211 births (21% of all-time use).
How Ilana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ilana's total volume
Ilana by state
Where Ilana concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,395 | 24.6% |
| #2 | California | | 678 | 11.9% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 272 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 271 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 221 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 190 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 164 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Texas | | 143 | 2.5% |
1,395 of 5,678 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Ilana appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ilana's data
- Ilana's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (1,211 total births) through the 2020s (500) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ilanas (1,395 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ilana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~79 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1946–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ilana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.