Girls' name · since 1937

Illah

16 babies named Illah in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#48,692 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 1937
2020s
peak decade

Illah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 1937.

Social Security Administration records show Illah recorded 16 times among girls since 1937, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2022.

  • #48,692 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 16 born since 1937
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Illah ranks #48,692 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1937, peaking in the 2020s.

#48,692 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 1937
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Illah's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Illah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Illah's full recorded timeline at 2020, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Illah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2020)
6
Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
4.555.566.5 193720202022 5

Illah by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).

2020s was Illah's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Illah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Illah? ▼
16 babies have been named Illah since 1937. All-time, it sits at #48,692 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2020 with 6 births.
Where does Illah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Illah ranks #48,692 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Illah most popular? ▼
Illah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Illah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Illah since 1937 -- 86 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Illah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Illiana, Illa, Illyana, Illianna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Illah

Nearby Names Like Illah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Illah

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Illyana Girl
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Illianna Girl
#5828 478 births
Illeana Girl
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Ennie
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Leolar
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Illah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1937–2022 (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 Illah 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.