Ilene
About Ilene
Eileen is technically already an Anglicization of Eibhlin, the Gaelic form of Aveline, that may additionally be considered a variation of Helen. This form streamlines the spelling further, drawing perhaps on the style of Irene or Eline.
A Top 500 choice in the US from the 1920s to the mid-1950s, its peak was in 1938 when it ranked at #347 alongside Isabel, Earline, and Saundra.
Pronounced eye-LEEN.
As of October 2026, Ilene ranked #6202 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #347 in 1938.
Editor's take: The name Ilene is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "desired, water, island; light, shining torch".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,803 | 40 | 22.4 |
| 2015 | #4,250 | 34 | 19 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Ilene on lists
Famous Ilenes
- Ilene Susan Graff
American actress and singer
- Jacqueline Ruth "Ilene" Woods
American voice actress and singer
- Ilene Chaiken
American TV producer, director and writer
- Ilene Kristen
American actress
- Ilene Hamann
South African actress and model
- Ilene Berns
American record producer
- Ilene Prusher
American journalist and novelist
- Adrienne Ilene Armstrong
wife of singer Billie Joe Armstrong
Ilene in pop culture
- Ilene Markham
Al's girlfriend on Home Improvement