Illeana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- il-ee-AH-na
- Origin
- Greek
Illeana is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Illeana mean?
Greek: spelling of Ileana; Romanian name, usually linked to Helen
Ileana Cosânzeana is the beautiful fairy-tale heroine of Romanian folklore.
Meaning borrowed from Ileana.
Is Illeana a girl's or a boy's name?
Illeana is a girls' name.
How popular is Illeana in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 34 girls. It first appears in the records in 1927.
Half of all the girls named Illeana in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Illeana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5,600 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 34 | #4,114 |
| 2004 | 30 | #4,488 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,803 |
Names like Illeana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabella Mckenna Elianna Eliana Alessandra Isadora Ariana Sienna Arabella Gabriella Ivanna Kiara
Names related to Illeana
Ellianna Iliana Ilana Ileana Illiana Ilyana Ellieana Ellieanna
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
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, “Illeana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/illeana, updated 20 October 2026.