Total births
286
Girls' name · since 1980
Ileah
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.
- 286
- total births
- 1980–2021
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that decade
Ileah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 286 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ileah has been recorded 286 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2021.
- 286 total births
- 1980–2021 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 26% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
286 girls have been named Ileah since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2021.
- 286
- total births
- 1980–2021
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that decade
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.
Ileah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ileah's full recorded timeline at 2000, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ileah at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
1981
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1980
Ileah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2021
- Peak year (1981)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Ileah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Ileah's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Ileah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
74 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 74 births (26% of all-time use).
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ileah since 1980 -- 42 years through the most recent 2021 data.
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.
What to do with Ileah's data
- Ileah's decade-level peak was the 1980s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ileah
Nearby Names Like Ileah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ileah
Ilene Girl
#5620 17,840 births
Ileana Girl
#2393 5,617 births
Ileen Girl
#13529 2,152 births
Ilean Girl
965 births
Ilena Girl
#9011 702 births
Compare Ileah side by side: Ileah vs Ilene Ileah vs Ileana Ileah vs Ileen
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1980–2021 (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. "Ileah: Baby Name Since 1980 - 286 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ileah. 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 Ileah 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 July 2026.