Girls' name · since 1880

Ila

Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 25,060 babies named Ila, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#922 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#718 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
25,060
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade

Ila currently ranks #718 among girls' names in America, with 25,060 babies recorded since 1880.

Ila has 25,060 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #718 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #922 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #718 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 25,060 born since 1880
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ila ranks #922 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #718 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 25,060 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.

#922 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#718 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
25,060
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%95.8%
Ila vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Ila's 25,060 recorded births place it above 98.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

41 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Ila compares

25,060 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Ila's all-time total is 67x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ila Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 25,060 376 567,345
Peak-year births 642 21 19,840

Ila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ila splits its recorded history at 1953: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1880 (15 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 642 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ila popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (1925)
642
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
0200400600800 188018991918193719561975199420132025 390

Ila popularity over time - boys

60 total births recorded since 1916 (Ila as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 60 births
45678910 1916191719181919192019231924192519301936 5

Ila by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (5,526 births, 22% of the file).

1920s was Ila's strongest decade.

5,526 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Ila births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5,526 births (22% of all-time use).

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

How Ila compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ila's total volume

Ila vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -110, 4.9%-63, 5.6%-120, 3.1%-83, 4.6%-52, 5.1%-146, 4.9%-53, 6.1%-74, 3.5%-75, 4.1%-68, 8.4%-142, 7%-49, 7.5%-146, 2.4%-146, 3.3%-116, 2.6%Ila-146, 2.6%Ila
Ila vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Ila by state

Where Ila concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ila
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,682 6.7%
#2 North Carolina
1,231 4.9%
#3 Michigan
1,028 4.1%
#4 Alabama
932 3.7%
#5 California
788 3.1%
#6 Ohio
785 3.1%
#7 Iowa
779 3.1%
#8 Oklahoma
737 2.9%
Texas share of Ila's total US births 6.7%
Even split

1,682 of 25,060 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Ila appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ila? ▼
25,060 babies have been named Ila since 1880. All-time, it sits at #922 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #718 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1925 with 642 births.
Where does Ila sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ila ranks #922 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #718 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ila most popular? ▼
Ila was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5,526 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Ila most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Ila are Texas (1,682 births), North Carolina (1,231 births), Michigan (1,028 births).
How long has the name Ila been used? ▼
Ila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 146 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ila? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ilana, Ilah, Ilaria, Ilani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ila's data

  • Ila's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (5,526 total births) through the 2020s (2,407) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Ilas (1,682 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ila

Nearby Names Like Ila

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ila

Ilana Girl
#2493 5,678 births
Ilah Girl
#3030 1,788 births
Ilaria Girl
#2838 788 births
Ilani Girl
#1888 749 births
Ilayda Girl
#13879 139 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Ila

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Dayana #716
15,598 births · Peak 2008
Remy #720
8,262 births · Peak 2020
Mckinley #715
13,098 births · Peak 2014
Karsyn #721
9,369 births · Peak 2018
Ryan #714
27,624 births · Peak 2018
Sol #722
4,097 births · Peak 2025

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ila: 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, 1880–2025 (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 Ila 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.