Name meaning & stats
Ileana
Ileana means “precious, or rock (debated)” (Celtic origin). 5,464 US babies since 1940, peak 1991.
What it means
“precious, or rock (debated)”
CelticSpelling of Ilana
In US birth records
Peak year: 1991
5,464 US babies were named Ileana between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Ileana (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 Ileana
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1991)