Ilinca
Ilinca is a Romanian given name. It is related to the names Elena and Ileana.
- Romanian
Meaning & Origin of Ilinca
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ilinca is a Romanian given name. It is related to the names Elena and Ileana.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Romanian
The Story of Ilinca
American parents first put Ilinca on the record books as a baby girl name in 2007, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 6 Ilincas were born — ranking #15,491 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 58% of all recorded Ilincas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 38 Ilincas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Ilinca
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Names that sound like Ilinca
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About the name Ilinca
Ilinca is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 38 births in the dataset. Ilinca's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #15,491. Use the chart and map above to compare Ilinca's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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