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Ilana

Ilana means “precious, or rock (debated)” (Celtic origin). 5,678 US babies since 1940, peak 1992.

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What it means

“precious, or rock (debated)”

CelticForm of Alana

In US birth records

Peak year: 1992

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5,678 US babies were named Ilana between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Ilana (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

1 in 7 Ilianas spell it Ilana

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1992)