Recorded 1920–1964 Girls' name Peak 1927 230 births

Ileane — girls' name

230 babies named Ileane in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s721930s1121940s161950s141960s16
1930s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Ileane was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

21 babies were named Ileane in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ileane

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Ileane between 1920 and 1964, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ileane currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ileane performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ileane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Ileane in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ileane in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 230 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ileane at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

230

Since 1920

45 years of records

Peak year

1927

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1920

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1964

Ileane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1920

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1927)
21
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
0510152025 19641952193919351931192719211920 6

Ileane by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
112 births that decade — 49% of Ileane's all-time total
1920s721930s1121940s161950s141960s16

Ileane by state

Where Ileane concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ileane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
26 11.3%
#2 Illinois
5 2.2%
New York share of Ileane's total US births 11.3%
Even split

26 of 230 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ileane?
230 babies have been named Ileane since 1920. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1927 with 21 births.
When was Ileane most popular?
Ileane was most popular in the 1930s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Ileane most popular?
The top states for the name Ileane are New York (26 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Ileane been used?
Ileane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 45 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Ileane?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ilene, Ileana, Ileen, Ilean, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.