Recorded 1980–2023 Girls' name Peak 1980 247 births

Ilea — girls' name

247 babies named Ilea in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1231990s622000s332010s242020s5
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ilea was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

24 babies were named Ilea in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ilea

The Social Security Administration has registered 247 babies named Ilea between 1980 and 2023, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ilea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ilea performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ilea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ilea in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ilea 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 247 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.

Ilea at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

247

Since 1980

44 years of records

Peak year

1980

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1980

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ilea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1980

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1980)
24
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0510152025 20232011200119951991198719831980 24

Ilea by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
123 births that decade — 50% of Ilea's all-time total
1980s1231990s622000s332010s242020s5

Ilea by state

Where Ilea concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ilea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.0%
California share of Ilea's total US births 2.0%

5 of 247 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ilea?
247 babies have been named Ilea since 1980. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1980 with 24 births.
When was Ilea most popular?
Ilea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Ilea most popular?
The top states for the name Ilea are California (5 births).
How long has the name Ilea been used?
Ilea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 44 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ilea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ilene, Ileana, Ileen, Ilean, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1980–2023 (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.