Ilona

Girl name

Ilona has been given to 3,332 babies in the U.S. since 1909. It peaked in 1946.

Meaning & origin /ɪˈləʊnə/

From Hungarian Ilona. A rare variant of Helen or Helena.

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

3,332

Peak year

1946 (102 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1909

10-year trend

▲ +6%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ilona.

3,342 babies since 1896

3,342 babies since 1936

3,320 babies since 1912

3,351 babies since 1916

3,385 babies since 1900

3,231 babies since 1915

3,201 babies since 1892

3,192 babies since 1913

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