Ilina

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 8 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Ilina by the numbers

Ilina was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 12 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Ilina

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ilina. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Ilianaof Troy; form of Iliana or Iliana292 in the US (2017)
  • Ilanaoak tree21 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Irinapeace; a form of Irene21 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Iliafrom troy or trojan; a form of Ilias35 in the US (2017)
  • Ilincasmall helen; bright one32 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ilonalight, bright; a form of Helen5 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Ilina

Names that are said the same way as Ilina, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Ileanabright one; a form of Helen87 in the US (2017)
  • Ilenabright, shining light; form of helen14 in the US (2017)
  • Ileannabright one; elaborated form of Helen11 in the US (2017)
  • Illeanabright light; form of Helen6 in the US (2017)
  • Ilaanaoak tree; a form of Ilana3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ilaina6 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Ilina

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