Girls' name · since 1896
Iler
Iler has 55 recorded births since 1896 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1914 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,866 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1896
- 1910s
- peak decade
Iler sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 55 recorded since 1896.
Social Security Administration records show Iler recorded 55 times among girls since 1896, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1930.
- #33,866 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1896
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iler ranks #33,866 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1896, peaking in the 1910s.
- #33,866 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1896
- 1910s
- peak decade
Iler's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Iler's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Iler splits its recorded history at 1913: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1914 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Iler popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1930
- Peak year (1914)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Iler by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (27 births, 49% of the file).
1910s was Iler's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Iler births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 27 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Iler's decade-level peak was the 1910s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1896–1930 (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 Iler 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.