US rank #4659 Boys' name Peak 2023 230 births

Ilai — #4659 US boys' name

230 babies named Ilai in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s342010s832020s113
#4659
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 67% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Ilai was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

40 babies were named Ilai in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ilai

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Ilai between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ilai currently holds the #4659 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ilai performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ilai shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ilai in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ilai in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 230 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ilai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

230

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2023

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,659

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ilai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
40
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
01020304050 2024202120182015201120082005 7

Ilai by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
113 births that decade — 49% of Ilai's all-time total
2000s342010s832020s113

Ilai by state

Where Ilai concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Ilai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
21 9.1%
#2 Texas
13 5.7%
#3 New York
5 2.2%
California share of Ilai's total US births 9.1%
Even split

21 of 230 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ilai?
230 babies have been named Ilai since 2005. It currently ranks #4659 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 40 births.
When was Ilai most popular?
Ilai was most popular in the 2020s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Ilai most popular?
The top states for the name Ilai are California (21 births), Texas (13 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Ilai been used?
Ilai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ilai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ilan, Ilario, Ilay, Ila, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.