Total births
70
Girls' name · since 2012
Ilayah
Ilayah has 70 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10945
- among girls today
- 70
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other girls
70 babies have been named Ilayah since 2012, making it today's #10945 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilayah has been recorded 70 times among girls since 2012, currently ranked #10945 nationally and more common than 38% of girls, 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 2012 to 2025.
- #10945 among girls today
- 70 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
- 38% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ilayah is currently the #10945 girls' name in America, more common than 38% of girls - 70 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10945
- among girls today
- 70
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other girls
Ilayah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10945
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 38% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Ilayah was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
10 babies were named Ilayah in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Ilayah compares
70 19th percentile among 17,726 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
Ilayah's all-time total is 82% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ilayah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 70 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Ilayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ilayah splits its recorded history at 2020: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ilayah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#10,945
Active since
2012
Ilayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Ilayah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ilayah's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Ilayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 38 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ilayah? ▼
Since 2012, Social Security records show 70 babies named Ilayah. Today it holds rank #10945 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 10 births.
When was Ilayah most popular? ▼
Ilayah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Ilayah been used? ▼
Ilayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 14 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ilayah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ila, Ilana, Ilah, Ilaria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Ilayah
Nearby Names Like Ilayah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ilayah
Ila Girl
#679 25,060 births
Ilana Girl
#2445 5,678 births
Ilah Girl
#2979 1,788 births
Ilaria Girl
#3919 788 births
Ilani Girl
#2077 749 births
Compare Ilayah side by side: Ilayah vs Ila Ilayah vs Ilana Ilayah vs Ilah
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Lun #10947
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Veralynn #10942
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Paislyn #10948
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Seela #10949
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2012–2025 (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. "Ilayah: #10945 Girls' Name - 70 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ilayah. 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 Ilayah 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 June 2026.