Recorded 1980–2021 Girls' name Peak 1981 286 births

Ileah — girls' name

286 babies named Ileah in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s741990s742000s672010s652020s6
1980s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Ileah was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

16 babies were named Ileah in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ileah

The Social Security Administration has registered 286 babies named Ileah between 1980 and 2021, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ileah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ileah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ileah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ileah 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 286 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.

Ileah at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

286

Since 1980

42 years of records

Peak year

1981

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1980

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2021

Ileah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1980

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1981)
16
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 20212013200820011996199019831980 8

Ileah by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
74 births that decade — 26% of Ileah's all-time total
1980s741990s742000s672010s652020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ileah?
286 babies have been named Ileah since 1980. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1981 with 16 births.
When was Ileah most popular?
Ileah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Ileah been used?
Ileah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 42 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Ileah?
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, 1980–2021 (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.