Ilana
2025 SSA
About Ilana
Ilana is a name with seemingly endless variations, well used in Israel, sometimes chosen for little girls born on the holiday of TuB'Shevat, the New Year of the Trees.
While some sources say Ilana is a variation of the Greek Helen, meaning torch or shining light, or the multicultural Alana, this is not accurate. The similar Elena is related to Helen, while Alana can be a spelling variation of Ilana, not vice versa.
Pronounced ee-LAH-na.
As of October 2026, Ilana ranked #2496 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1184 in 1987.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,117 | 91 | 50.9 |
| 2015 | #2,266 | 83 | 46.5 |
| 2016 | #2,176 | 89 | 50.2 |
| 2017 | #2,044 | 96 | 55.6 |
| 2018 | #2,369 | 77 | 45.3 |
| 2019 | #2,240 | 82 | 48.9 |
| 2020 | #2,227 | 81 | 50.1 |
| 2021 | #1,852 | 108 | 65.8 |
| 2022 | #2,215 | 85 | 51.8 |
| 2023 | #2,293 | 80 | 49.9 |
| 2024 | #2,463 | 73 | 45.1 |
| 2025 | #2,496 | 71 | 44.2 |
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Ilana on lists
Famous Ilanas
- Ilana Sheryl Kloss
South African tennis player
- Ilana Glazer
American comedian/actor
- Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner
U.S. federal judge
- Ilana Sod
Mexican TV and radio journalist
- Ilana Berger
Israeli tennis player
- Ilana Mercer
South African,born Israeli,Canadian,American journalist and author
- Ilana Levine
American actress
Ilana in pop culture
- Ilana Verdansky
character on TV's Lost
- Ilana Levi
character in The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
- Ilana Wexler
character from Broad City