Girls' name · since 1914
Ilar
Ilar has 30 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,905 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
30 girls have been named Ilar since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ilar recorded 30 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1922.
- #40,905 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilar ranks #40,905 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #40,905 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ilar's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ilar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ilar's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ilar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1922
- Peak year (1917)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Ilar by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (17 births, 57% of the file).
1920s was Ilar's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Ilar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
13 births
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (57% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ilar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~8 yrs)
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, 1914–1922 (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 Ilar 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.