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Ilona

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ilona: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1031 to #5687.199920042009201420192025#1031#5687
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1031
1997#1958
1998#1319
1999#1805
2000#1250
2001#1439
2002#1784
2003#2727
2004#2802
2005#1500
2006#2320
2007#3667
2008#2022
2009#3422
2010#3533
2011#2893
2012#2215
2013#2062
2014#2314
2015#3252
2016#3214
2017#4763
2018#3985
2019#5591
2020#4535
2021#3961
2023#5687
2024#4843
2025#4201

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 35 of the 48 years from 1952 to 1999.

In 2012: #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2215 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1952–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #413 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–1999

    Highest recorded position: #277 among girls in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1952–1999).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #277 in Norway in 1967.

Ilona's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#42015HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#48434HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#56873HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#39615HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#45354HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#55913HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#39855HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#32147HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#32527HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#231411HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#206213HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#221512HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#28938HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#35336HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#34226HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#202212HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#36675HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#23209HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#150015HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#28026HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#27276HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#178410HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#143913HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#125015HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#18059HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#131914HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#19588HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#103119HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#5146HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#6124HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#4747HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#4518HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#5995HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#35912HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#33714HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#5706HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#4509HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#35113HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#31415HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#29116HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#34613HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#33612HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#36711HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#4358HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#32213HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#38510HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#4677HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#37210HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#4587HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#32212HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#4268HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#5345HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#36610HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#4836HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#30812HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#4995HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#4965HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#27713HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#4326HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#4975HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#32110HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#4195HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#4134HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#9073HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#9373HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ilona is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Ilona, between 1952 and 2025, in 62 of those 74 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: highest position in 1967England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201219522025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1952–199935#277 in 1967
England and Wales1996–202529#1031 in 1996
Republic of Ireland2011–20122#907 in 2012

Its high point came 45 years earlier in Norway (1967) than in Republic of Ireland (2012).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1952; it appears again in 1959.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Ilona

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1952–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #277 in Norway in 1967. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.