Total births
35
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.
- 35
- total births
- 1921–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that 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.
- 35 total births
- 1921–2022 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 34% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
35 girls have been named Ihla since 1921, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2022.
- 35
- total births
- 1921–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Ihla was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
7 babies were named Ihla in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2019
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1921
Ihla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2022
- Peak year (2019)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Ihla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (34% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ihla? ▼
Since 1921, Social Security records show 35 babies named Ihla. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 7 births.
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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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ihla: Baby Name Since 1921 - 35 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ihla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.