Illana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- i-LAH-na
- Origin
- Hebrew
Illana is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “tree”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Illana mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Ilana; feminine of Ilan
“tree”
Meaning borrowed from Ilana. More on Wiktionary.
Is Illana a girl's or a boy's name?
Illana is a girls' name.
How popular is Illana in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Illana in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Illana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
Names like Illana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabella, Ivanna, Mckenna, Eliza, Kiara, Brianna, Daniela, Makayla, Samantha, Johanna, Anna, Sienna
Names related to Illana
Ellianna, Iliana, Ailana, Ilana, Ileana, Illiana, Ilyana, Allana
More Hebrew names
Noah, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from 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, “Illana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/illana, updated 20 October 2026.