Boys' name · since 2005
Ilai
Ilai has 253 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,510 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 253
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ilai currently ranks #4510 among boys' names in America, with 253 babies recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilai has been recorded 253 times among boys since 2005, currently ranked #4510 nationally and more common than 68% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #11,592 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,510 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 253 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilai ranks #11,592 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,510 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 253 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,510 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 253
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ilai's 253 recorded births place it above 74.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ilai compares
253 42nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ilai's all-time total is 31% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ilai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 253 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ilai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ilai's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ilai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Ilai by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (136 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Ilai's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Ilai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s
2020s
136 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 136 births (54% of all-time use).
Ilai by state
Where Ilai concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 18 | 7.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 2.0% |
27 of 253 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ilai's data
- California records the most Ilais (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ilai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
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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, 2005–2025 (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 Ilai 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.