Ilana

Meaning: Tree
Origin: Hebrew — Feminine form of Ilan

Girl's name · #2496 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Ilana holds its lane: charted since 1946 and rarely far from where it stands today (#2496 in 2025). About 5,700 girls have carried it along the way.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#1,076 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,160 in France (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #1,411 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,454 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,547 in Austria (2025) · #3,478 in Canada (2025) · #821 in Netherlands (2024) · #821 in Poland (2024) · #948 in Belgium (2024) · #13,874 in Italy (2022) · #253 in Puerto Rico (2021) and 2 more.

Famous Ilanas

Ilana Glazer — American comedian (born 1987)
Ilana Kloss — South African tennis player, coach, and commissioner (born 1956)
Ilana Levine — American actress (born 1963)
Ilana Wolpert — American screenwriter
Ilana Witten — American neuropsychologist

In stories & tradition

Ilana Verdansky — Character from the American mystery fiction television series Lost
Ilana Rostovic — Creature Commandos (TV series)
Ilana — Um Lugar ao Sol (TV series)

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 (born 1973).

Similar names: Elana · Jessi · Ilani · Janna · Suzanna · Shira

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