Ilana

“Tree” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #2485 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Ilana has appeared in US records since 1946 — best rank #1182 (1987) · 5,678 babies named Ilana all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,700 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 9,600 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 12,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ilanas

Ilana Kloss — South African tennis player
Ilana Glazer — American comedian
Ilana Kratysh — Israeli freestyle wrestler
Ilana Cicurel — French lawyer and politician
Ilana Sod — Mexican journalist

In stories & tradition

Ilana Verdansky — Lost
Ilana Rostovic — Creature Commandos · Creature Commandos, season 1
Ilana — Um Lugar ao Sol

What Ilanas become

Among 130 notable people named Ilana:

Artists & writers appear 1.78× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ilana Sod, Mexican journalist.

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