babyNamedIlona
“Hungarian form of Helen”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Greek and Finno-Ugric origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 357th
- births in 2023–2025
- 475
- babies born in France
- 1 in 3,831
- +3.4% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2004
Meaning and origin of Ilona
Ilona is thought to mean “Hungarian form of Helen” and is of Greek and Finno-Ugric origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Ilona in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2004.
- Over recent years, Ilona has been stable (+3.4% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ilona every 11 schools, all spellings combined.
Ilona in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
83 babies in 3 years1 girl in 58,217+0.7% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
12 babies in 3 years1 girl in 63,986
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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