Girls' name · since 1997
Ilayda
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 139 babies named Ilayda, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,879 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 139
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ilayda currently ranks #13879 among girls' names in America, with 139 babies recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilayda has been recorded 139 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #13879 nationally and more common than 20% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #23,558 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,879 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 139 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilayda ranks #23,558 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,879 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 139 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,879 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 139
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ilayda's 139 recorded births place it above 67.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ilayda compares
139 30th percentile among 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
Ilayda's all-time total is 63% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ilayda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 139 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ilayda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ilayda's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ilayda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Ilayda by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (83 births, 60% of the file).
2000s was Ilayda's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Ilayda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 83 births (60% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ilayda's data
- Ilayda's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 2020s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ilayda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Ilayda 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.