Ilona is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “joy.” In 2024 it was given to 27 girls in the United States.
Ilona belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “joy” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Greek.
In the United States, Ilona first appears in Social Security records in 1909. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #821 in 1946, and in 2024 27 babies received the name — 3,293 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ilona means “joy” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ilona is a girl name. In 2024, 27 babies received the name in the US.
Ilona comes from the Greek tradition. It is also spelled Greek.
Ilona first appears in US records in 1909. Its best-ever ranking was #821 in 1946, and 27 babies were given the name in 2024.
Ilona is pronounced /ɪˈləʊnə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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