Illene

Girl · recorded 1915–1965

  • 1965last recorded
  • 1931best year

Most popular in 1931.

Last recorded in 1965. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Illene.

We only publish meanings we can cite to a source you could check yourself. Most sites will give you one anyway; the ones you find elsewhere are often copied between sites without verification.

Its story

Popularity since 1915

081619151928194019531965

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 40 recorded years as a table
Illene, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19155
19167
19187
19198
19224
19234
19245
19258
192614
19277
19289
192913
19305
193116
19329
193314
193414
19359
19366
193714
193910
19409
194116
19425
19439
19447
19458
19463
19475
19505
19516
19525
19533
19543
19555
19564
19572
19623
19633
19653

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Illene isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1965
5
Rank in 1965
#6,539
How rare
1 in 353,032 girls
Since 1915
368

Illene was last recorded in 1965. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1931, at 16 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Illene doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.