Total births
37
Girls' name · since 1976
Ilima
Ilima has 37 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 37
- total births
- 1976–2020
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
Ilima sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 37 recorded since 1976.
Ilima has 37 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2020.
- 37 total births
- 1976–2020 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 35% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
37 girls have been named Ilima since 1976, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2020.
- 37
- total births
- 1976–2020
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
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.
Ilima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ilima's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ilima at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
1976
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1976
Ilima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2020
- Peak year (1976)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Ilima by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Ilima's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ilima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 13 births (35% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ilima? ▼
Ilima has been given to 37 babies in the U.S. since 1976, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 7 babies were born in 1976, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ilima since 1976 -- 45 years through the most recent 2020 data.
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.
What to do with Ilima's data
- Ilima's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2020s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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 Ilima
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ilima
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Ilia Girl
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Iliyah Girl
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Ilissa Girl
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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, 1976–2020 (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. "Ilima: Baby Name Since 1976 - 37 Births, Peak 1976." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ilima. 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 Ilima 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.