Given name
Ilean
“the light-bearer; from the green meadow”
Ilean is a variant of Ilena. In English use, Ilena carries the interpretation “the light-bearer; from the green meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ilean is a variant of Ilena. In English use, Ilena carries the interpretation “the light-bearer; from the green meadow.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1904. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ilean through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 965
- 0 boys · 965 girls
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 42 in 1926. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 462 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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