Girls' name · since 1955
Ilka
249 babies named Ilka in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,629 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ilka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 249 have been recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilka has been recorded 249 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1998.
- #17,629 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 249 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilka ranks #17,629 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 249 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,629 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ilka's 249 recorded births place it above 75.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Ilka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ilka's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ilka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1998
- Peak year (1970)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Ilka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (111 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Ilka's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Ilka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
71 births
- 1970s
1970s
111 births
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 111 births (45% of all-time use).
Ilka by state
Where Ilka concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
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What to do with Ilka's data
- Ilka's decade-level peak was the 1970s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ilkas (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ilka
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ilka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
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, 1955–1998 (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 Ilka 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.