Illona Name Popularity and Statistics

Illona is predominantly used for girls. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record1972
Total Recorded U.S. Births251
First Year on Record1940

Illona popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
1972Girls5#8,292
1970Girls5#7,995
1966Girls6#5,809
1964Girls5#6,767
1960Girls5#6,390
1959Girls8#4,625
1956Girls8#4,467
1955Girls6#5,208
1954Girls13#3,157
1953Girls16#2,699
1952Girls14#2,921
1951Girls17#2,474
1950Girls14#2,781
1949Girls14#2,726
1948Girls12#2,974
1947Girls20#2,200
1946Girls23#1,919
1945Girls11#2,742
1944Girls11#2,762
1943Girls20#1,949
1942Girls13#2,537
1940Girls5#4,349

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

These are the years with the highest recorded birth totals for this exact spelling and usage category, ordered from the largest total downward.

1946 · Girls

23 recorded births and rank #1,919.

1947 · Girls

20 recorded births and rank #2,200.

1943 · Girls

20 recorded births and rank #1,949.

1951 · Girls

17 recorded births and rank #2,474.

Where Illona ranked highest in 1951

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Girls

StateRankRecorded births
NY#1,0435

View the complete state-by-state table for Illona