Fun Facts About the Name Ileane
- 230 babies named Ileane: U.S. records list 230 babies given the name Ileane from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ileane Mean?
Ileane is a rare feminine given name, and no single meaning or language of origin is firmly established for it. In English use it is treated as a spelling variant of Eileen (also written Ilene or Ilean), a name of Irish origin. Where Eileen is understood as the Irish counterpart of Helen, the meaning remains uncertain: the Greek Helénē is of obscure origin, sometimes explained as "torch" and sometimes linked to selénē, "moon," with neither explanation settled. Ileane also appears in French as Iléane, a form generally connected with Ileana, the Romanian version of Helen. The spelling alone does not show which of these traditions a particular bearer's name comes from.
Ileane Name History & Origins
Ileane is one of several spellings - alongside Ilene, Ilean, and Eileen - that occur in English use, and it also appears in French as Iléane. The English forms belong to the family of the Irish name Eibhlín and its anglicized descendant Eileen. Eibhlín entered Irish through the Norman French Aveline, a diminutive of Ava, and because the Irish name was also used as the equivalent of Helen, accounts of Eileen describe it both as a form of Aveline and as the Irish counterpart of Helen. The French Iléane is usually connected instead with Ileana, the Romanian form of Helen. Ileane itself has no documented early history that sets it apart from these related spellings.
How Popular is the Name Ileane?
Ileane has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1927. Its best rank was #1,909 in 1932.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | #7,155 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #6,946 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #5,952 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #5,022 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #4,658 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #4,842 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #4,400 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #4,678 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #3,263 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #3,634 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #2,824 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1936 | #2,757 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1935 | #2,243 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1934 | #2,491 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1933 | #3,248 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #1,909 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1931 | #3,079 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #2,146 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1929 | #2,644 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1928 | #3,579 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1927 | #1,911 | 21 | 0.0018% |
| 1926 | #3,385 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1925 | #5,337 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1923 | #5,284 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1921 | #4,746 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #4,629 | 6 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Ileane Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. You like to use the pen or the needle (writing, fashion design etc). You are loving, compassionate, intuitive and humanitarian. Runs of luck, either good or bad, follow you. You are sympathetic, but at times might be touchy and oversensitive. You may have a gift for writing. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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