Ilana
Meaning
tree
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ilana peaked in the 1990s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
7,546 people · the #2,063 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 27,027 · median age 23
Among people named Ilana living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 268 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Ilana
Most people given the name Ilana in the United States were born between 1980 and 2019. The Ilana you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Ilana deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Ilana truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Ilana fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Ilana travels
Jewish American · a graceful modern Hebrew name embraced in American Jewish families
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