Ilona
2025 SSA
About Ilona
This variant of Helen is used across Europe, in France, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, and it's native Hungary. Reminiscent of Elena, Leona, Ilaria, Fiona and Lola, it nevertheless remains a rarity in the US.
In Finland, it's a Top 50 choice, associated with the word ilo meaning "joy".
Pronounced ih-LOH-nuh.
As of October 2026, Ilona ranked #3861 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #821 in 1946.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,099 | 36 | 20.2 |
| 2016 | #4,191 | 35 | 19.8 |
| 2017 | #4,855 | 28 | 16.2 |
| 2018 | #4,700 | 29 | 17 |
| 2019 | #4,583 | 30 | 17.9 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,928 | 27 | 16.7 |
| 2025 | #3,861 | 38 | 23.6 |
World rankings
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Ilona on lists
Famous Ilonas
- Ilona Andrews
American fantasy novelist
- Ilona Massey
Hungarian,American actress
- Ilona Zrinyi
Croatian,Hungarian countess and national heroine
- Ilona Mitrecey
French singer
- Ilona Staller aka Cicciolina
Hungarian,Italian adult film actress
- Ilona Otto
German voice actress
- Ilona Kalyuvna Korstin
Russian basketball player
- Ilona Kabos
Hungarian pianist and teacher
- Ilona Csáková
Czech pop singer
- Ilona Kovács
birth name of Lucy Doraine, Hungarian silent film actress
Ilona in pop culture
- 'Ilona
' novel by Hans Haube
- Ilona Ritter
sensuous store clerk in popular Broadway musical, "She Loves Me"
- Ilona Maher
American Rugby Player