Girls' name · since 1927
Illeana
384 babies named Illeana in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,853 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 384
- born since 1927
- 2000s
- peak decade
Illeana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 384 have been recorded since 1927.
Illeana has 384 recorded births among girls since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2024.
- #13,853 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 384 born since 1927
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Illeana ranks #13,853 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 384 born since 1927, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,853 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 384
- born since 1927
- 2000s
- peak decade
Illeana's 384 recorded births place it above 80.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Illeana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Illeana's full recorded timeline at 2008, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Illeana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2024
- Peak year (2005)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Illeana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (195 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Illeana's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Illeana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
195 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 195 births (51% of all-time use).
Illeana by state
Where Illeana concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 31 | 8.1% |
| #2 | California | | 13 | 3.4% |
31 of 384 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Illeana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (195 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Illeanas (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Illeana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1927–2024 (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 Illeana 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.