Girls' name · since 1921

Ihla

35 babies named Ihla in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#39,124 of 72,339
all-time among girls
35
born since 1921
2020s
peak decade

Ihla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 35 have been recorded since 1921.

Social Security Administration records show Ihla recorded 35 times among girls since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2022.

  • #39,124 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 35 born since 1921
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ihla ranks #39,124 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1921, peaking in the 2020s.

#39,124 of 72,339
all-time among girls
35
born since 1921
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ihla's 35 recorded births place it above 45.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ihla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ihla's full recorded timeline at 2019, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ihla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2019)
7
Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 192119321938201920202022 7

Ihla by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (12 births, 34% of the file).

2020s was Ihla's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Ihla births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ihla? ▼
Since 1921, Social Security records show 35 babies named Ihla. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #39,124 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 7 births.
Where does Ihla sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ihla ranks #39,124 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ihla most popular? ▼
Ihla was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Ihla been used? ▼
Records for Ihla go back to 1921, giving 102 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Ihla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ihlani. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ihla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1921–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ihla draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.