Ilana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- i-LAH-na
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,512 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,485 for girls
Ilana is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “tree”. In 2025 it ranked 1,512th for girls in the UK (21 babies) and 2,485th for girls in the US (71 babies).
What does Ilana mean?
Hebrew: feminine of Ilan
“tree”
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ilana a girl's or a boy's name?
Ilana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 girls in the UK and 71 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ilana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,512among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 21 girls in the UK were named Ilana, making it the 1,512th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,431st. Its busiest year was 2019, with 26 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ilana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 24 girls in the UK were given Ilana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,199, up from #1,512 for this spelling alone.
- Ilana 21
- Ilaana 3
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,454th in England and Wales.
Ilana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,512 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,728 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,882 |
| 2020 | 23 | #1,431 |
| 2019 | 26 | #1,332 |
| 2018 | 23 | #1,468 |
| 2017 | 25 | #1,396 |
| 2016 | 14 | #2,111 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2014 | 13 | #2,189 |
| 2013 | 14 | #2,061 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,829 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,293 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,544 |
| 2006 | 23 | #1,229 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,608 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 25 | #1,032 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,333 |
| 2001 | 19 | #1,155 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 17 | #1,243 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,417 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
How popular is Ilana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,485among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 71about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 71 girls in the US were named Ilana, making it the 2,485th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,216th. Its busiest year was 1992, with 135 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Ilana than any year since 1976.
Half of all the girls named Ilana in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ilana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | #2,485 |
| 2024 | 74 | #2,434 |
| 2023 | 81 | #2,269 |
| 2022 | 85 | #2,208 |
| 2021 | 108 | #1,851 |
| 2020 | 81 | #2,216 |
| 2019 | 82 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 77 | #2,361 |
| 2017 | 96 | #2,035 |
| 2016 | 89 | #2,168 |
| 2015 | 83 | #2,259 |
| 2014 | 92 | #2,096 |
| 2013 | 88 | #2,137 |
| 2012 | 75 | #2,449 |
| 2011 | 98 | #2,000 |
| 2010 | 88 | #2,202 |
| 2009 | 85 | #2,286 |
| 2008 | 109 | #1,927 |
| 2007 | 124 | #1,744 |
| 2006 | 129 | #1,639 |
| 2005 | 119 | #1,667 |
| 2004 | 127 | #1,553 |
| 2003 | 128 | #1,521 |
| 2002 | 101 | #1,778 |
| 2001 | 108 | #1,669 |
| 2000 | 118 | #1,531 |
| 1999 | 130 | #1,356 |
| 1998 | 116 | #1,470 |
| 1997 | 131 | #1,317 |
| 1996 | 125 | #1,346 |
| 1995 | 119 | #1,378 |
| 1994 | 116 | #1,391 |
| 1993 | 102 | #1,527 |
| 1992 | 135 | #1,262 |
| 1991 | 112 | #1,424 |
| 1990 | 125 | #1,296 |
| 1989 | 125 | #1,256 |
| 1988 | 119 | #1,245 |
| 1987 | 123 | #1,182 |
| 1986 | 112 | #1,224 |
| 1985 | 98 | #1,338 |
| 1984 | 91 | #1,332 |
| 1983 | 101 | #1,247 |
| 1982 | 88 | #1,384 |
| 1981 | 97 | #1,304 |
| 1980 | 78 | #1,518 |
| 1979 | 87 | #1,410 |
| 1978 | 85 | #1,374 |
| 1977 | 73 | #1,498 |
| 1976 | 61 | #1,619 |
| 1975 | 62 | #1,586 |
| 1974 | 59 | #1,598 |
| 1973 | 46 | #1,832 |
| 1972 | 31 | #2,356 |
| 1971 | 38 | #2,137 |
| 1970 | 38 | #2,120 |
| 1969 | 49 | #1,728 |
| 1968 | 30 | #2,205 |
| 1967 | 43 | #1,751 |
| 1966 | 28 | #2,248 |
| 1965 | 24 | #2,463 |
| 1964 | 21 | #2,751 |
| 1963 | 20 | #2,779 |
| 1962 | 16 | #3,160 |
| 1961 | 17 | #3,059 |
| 1960 | 16 | #3,094 |
| 1959 | 10 | #4,030 |
| 1958 | 10 | #3,924 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 9 | #3,954 |
| 1952 | 8 | #4,122 |
| 1951 | 6 | #4,832 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,993 |
Names like Ilana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Noa Layla Kiara Eliana Khadija Fatima Sienna Aisha Talia Ayla Amira Isabella
Names related to Ilana
Alana Ilyana Elana Iliana Ilhan Ileana Iliyana Illiana Ilani
More Hebrew names
Noah Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ilana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ilana, updated 20 October 2026.