Girls' name · since 1967
Illana
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 169 babies named Illana, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,547 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
169 girls have been named Illana since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Illana has been recorded 169 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2021.
- #21,547 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 169 born since 1967
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Illana ranks #21,547 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 169 born since 1967, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,547 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Illana's 169 recorded births place it above 70.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Illana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Illana splits its recorded history at 2002: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Illana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2021
- Peak year (2007)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Illana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (71 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Illana's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Illana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 71 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Illana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Illana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1967–2021 (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 Illana 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.