Recorded 1976–2020 Girls' name Peak 1976 37 births

Ilima — girls' name

37 babies named Ilima in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s122000s52020s7
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Ilima was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ilima in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ilima

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Ilima between 1976 and 2020, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ilima currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ilima performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ilima shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ilima 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 37 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.

Ilima at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

37

Since 1976

45 years of records

Peak year

1976

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1976

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2020

Ilima popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1976

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1976)
7
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 202020091989198419791976 7

Ilima by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 35% of Ilima's all-time total
1970s131980s122000s52020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ilima?
37 babies have been named Ilima since 1976. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1976 with 7 births.
When was Ilima most popular?
Ilima was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Ilima been used?
Ilima has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 45 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Ilima?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iliana, Ilianna, Ilia, Iliyah, 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, 1976–2020 (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.