Girls' name · since 1940
Illona
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 251 babies named Illona, peaking in 1946. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,554 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 251
- born since 1940
- 1940s
- peak decade
Illona is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 251 have been recorded since 1940.
Social Security Administration records show Illona recorded 251 times among girls since 1940, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1972.
- #17,554 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 251 born since 1940
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Illona ranks #17,554 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 251 born since 1940, peaking in the 1940s.
- #17,554 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 251
- born since 1940
- 1940s
- peak decade
Illona's 251 recorded births place it above 75.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Illona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Illona splits its recorded history at 1952: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1946 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Illona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1972
- Peak year (1946)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Illona by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (129 births, 51% of the file).
1940s was Illona's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Illona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
129 births
- 1950s
1950s
96 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 129 births (51% of all-time use).
Illona by state
Where Illona concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 4.4% |
11 of 251 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Illona's data
- Illona's decade-level peak was the 1940s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Illonas (11 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 Illona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1940–1972 (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 Illona 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.