Ilana is a distinctive choice, ranked #1454 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ilana in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1454
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About the Name Ilana
Ilana has held its ground, ranked #1,454 in 2025 and never far from its best of #1,026 in 2003 — a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ilana is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ilana in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Ilana
Ilana Landsberg-Lewis — Ilana Naomi Landsberg-Lewis is a Canadian labour and human rights lawyer, activist and non-profit executive who served as executive director of the Stephen Lewis Foundation.
Ilana Izquierdo — Ilana Izquierdo is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL and the Colombia national team.
Ilana Savdie — Ilana Savdie is a visual artist working primarily as a painter.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ilana
Unlikely. With around 21 UK babies named Ilana per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ilana in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ilana is declining: down 102 places since 2020, to #1,454 in 2025. It peaked at #1,026 in 2003.
Ilana is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ilana include: Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, Ilana Izquierdo and Ilana Savdie. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ilana does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ilanas in the wild.
21
UK babies named Ilana (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 102 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ilana
Almost certainly the only Ilana in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ilana
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ilana Naomi Landsberg-Lewis is a Canadian labour and human rights lawyer, activist and non-profit executive who served as executive director of the Stephen Lewis Foundation.