Girls' name · since 1904
Ilean
965 babies named Ilean in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 965
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ilean sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 965 recorded since 1904.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilean has been recorded 965 times among girls since 1904, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2012.
- #7,701 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 965 born since 1904
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilean ranks #7,701 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 965 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 965
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ilean's 965 recorded births place it above 89.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Ilean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ilean splits its recorded history at 1939: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ilean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2012
- Peak year (1926)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Ilean by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (304 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Ilean's strongest decade.
304 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Ilean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 18
1900s
18 births
- 1910s
1910s
130 births
- 1920s
1920s
304 births
- 1930s
1930s
186 births
- 1940s
1940s
135 births
- 1950s 117
1950s
117 births
- 1960s 58
1960s
58 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 304 births (32% of all-time use).
How Ilean 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 Ilean's total volume
Ilean by state
Where Ilean concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 21 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #3 | West Virginia | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.5% |
21 of 965 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Ilean's data
- Ilean's decade-level peak was the 1920s (304 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Ileans (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ilean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1904–2012 (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 Ilean 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.