Ilona

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Ilona is a feminine given name used primarily in Hungary and Finland, as well as in other parts of Central and Eastern Europe.

From Wikipedia

Ilona first appears in the data in 1909 and has been recorded in 115 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1946 with 102 babies (rank #821 that year). In 2024 it was given to 27 girls (rank #4,928). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ilona

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ilona yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,293

Total babies (all years)

115

Years in the data

102

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Ilona

Ilona Stallerrecording artist · b. 1951
Ilona Elekfencer · b. 1907
Ilona Slupianekathletics competitor · b. 1956

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1909	5	#2,362
1910	6	#2,268
1911	5	#2,649
1912	8	#2,239
1913	6	#2,997
1914	8	#2,747
1915	9	#2,994
1916	11	#2,732
1917	16	#2,143
1919	8	#3,618
1920	8	#3,768
1921	10	#3,256
1922	15	#2,425
1923	9	#3,484
1924	7	#4,184
1925	8	#3,841
1926	10	#3,151
1927	19	#2,064
1928	10	#3,033
1929	10	#3,024
1930	11	#2,760
1931	11	#2,653
1932	7	#3,731
1933	5	#4,495
1934	5	#4,579
1935	8	#3,282
1936	6	#3,900
1937	12	#2,498
1938	19	#1,831
1939	29	#1,386
1940	75	#824
1941	58	#965
1942	82	#848
1943	83	#858
1944	52	#1,081
1945	56	#1,041
1946	102	#821
1947	101	#875
1948	56	#1,212
1949	73	#1,051
1950	72	#1,086
1951	68	#1,136
1952	75	#1,092
1953	63	#1,219
1954	59	#1,291
1955	43	#1,560
1956	53	#1,460
1957	53	#1,465
1958	45	#1,594
1959	40	#1,744
1960	35	#1,937
1961	51	#1,584
1962	32	#2,092
1963	50	#1,603
1964	38	#1,928
1965	34	#2,010
1966	30	#2,162
1967	43	#1,766
1968	29	#2,267
1969	32	#2,273
1970	40	#2,057
1971	29	#2,558
1972	22	#2,996
1973	32	#2,370
1974	26	#2,785
1975	28	#2,701
1976	21	#3,326
1977	17	#4,118
1978	22	#3,423
1979	22	#3,580
1980	23	#3,543
1981	22	#3,658
1982	21	#3,818
1983	16	#4,542
1984	25	#3,360
1985	16	#4,710
1986	16	#4,808
1987	14	#5,403
1988	12	#6,411
1989	9	#8,289
1990	29	#3,655
1991	15	#6,053
1992	20	#4,920
1993	20	#4,882
1994	16	#5,816
1995	22	#4,576
1996	18	#5,369
1997	24	#4,428
1998	20	#5,217
1999	25	#4,496
2000	27	#4,453
2001	21	#5,433
2002	27	#4,545
2003	23	#5,296
2004	34	#4,125
2005	37	#3,903
2006	26	#5,290
2007	33	#4,504
2008	32	#4,689
2009	22	#6,184
2010	27	#5,160
2011	24	#5,624
2012	26	#5,306
2013	22	#5,896
2014	19	#6,549
2015	36	#4,099
2016	35	#4,191
2017	28	#4,855
2018	29	#4,700
2019	30	#4,583
2020	24	#5,220
2021	19	#6,256
2022	22	#5,702
2023	17	#6,763
2024	27	#4,928