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Ileana

Pronounced IH2 L IY0 AE1 N AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 4 syllables
  • Peaked 1991
  • 107 years in use
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How popular is Ileana?

Ileana is a girls' name, and first appears in 1918. It has been given to 5,633 children — the 1,962nd most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1991, when 141 children were given it.

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Characteristics

  • 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
IH2 L IY0 AE1 N AH0
Stress pattern:
2010
Syllables:
4

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Ileana

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Ileana

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Ileana?
Ileana ranks 1,962nd among girls' names in US records, with 5,633 births since 1918. Over the past decade it accounts for 858.
Is Ileana a unisex name?
No. Ileana is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Ileana most popular?
1991, when 141 children were given the name. It has been in use for 107 years and is still recorded as of 2024.