Is Ilona a boy or girl name?
Ilona is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 27 girls and 0 boys were named Ilona, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,293 US babies named Ilona were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,928
- Babies named Ilona since 1909
- 3,293
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 102 babies
Boys and girls named Ilona, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 77 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 106 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 113 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 738 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 571 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 374 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 259 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 174 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 209 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 282 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 276 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 109 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,928 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,702 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,256 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,220 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,700 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,855 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,191 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,099 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,549 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,896 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,306 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,624 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,160 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,184 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,689 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,504 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,290 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,903 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,125 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,296 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,545 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,433 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,453 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,496 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,217 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,428 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,369 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,576 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,816 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,882 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,920 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,053 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,655 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,289 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,411 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,403 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,808 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,710 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,360 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,542 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,818 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,658 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,543 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,580 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,423 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,118 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,326 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,701 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,785 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,370 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,996 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,558 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,057 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,273 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,267 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,766 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,162 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,010 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,928 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,603 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,092 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,584 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,937 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,744 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,594 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,465 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,460 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,560 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,291 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,219 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,092 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,136 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,086 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,051 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,212 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 101 | #875 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 102 | #821 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,041 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,081 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 83 | #858 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 82 | #848 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 58 | #965 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 75 | #824 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,386 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,831 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,498 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,900 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,282 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,579 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,495 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,731 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,653 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,760 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,024 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,033 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,064 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,151 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,841 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,184 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,484 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,425 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,256 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,768 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,618 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,143 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,732 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,994 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,747 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,997 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,239 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,649 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,268 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,362 |
Highest rank
Ilona has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #821 in 1946. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ilona
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.