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Girl's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: steady

IlanahIn Hebrew: אילנה · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Ilanah (Hebrew: אילנה) is a girl's name of Hebrew origin. 15,612 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 19 girls and ranked #490. Its peak year was 1960, with 648 babies.

People in Israel
15,612
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
19
rank #490
Peak year
1960
648 babies
USA
—
not in the SSA list

Writing and saying Ilanah

In Hebrew letters the name is אילנה, read right to left. Ilanah is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Ilanah by year in Israel

How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Ilanah: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Ilanah

How do you write Ilanah in Hebrew?

Ilanah is written אילנה in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Ilanah?

15,612 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name אילנה: 15,612 women and 0 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Ilanah a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 100.0% of the people named אילנה are women.

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.