Ilona comes from the Greek / Hungarian tradition, meaning Shining light, bright torch.
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How popular is Ilona?
1946peak year
The name Ilona reached its peak in 1946, with 102 registrations (ranked #821). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1909, roughly 37 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5130) today, averaging about 27 new babies per year. Ilona has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 3,293 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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