Recorded 1937–2022 Girls' name Peak 2020 16 births

Illah — girls' name

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.

1930s52020s11
2020s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Illah was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

6 babies were named Illah in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Illah

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Illah between 1937 and 2022, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Illah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Illah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Illah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Illah 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 16 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.

Illah at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

16

Since 1937

86 years of records

Peak year

2020

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1937

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2022

Illah popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2020)
6
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
4.555.566.5 202220201937 5

Illah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
11 births that decade — 69% of Illah's all-time total
1930s52020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Illah?
16 babies have been named Illah since 1937. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2020 with 6 births.
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?
Illah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 86 years of data through 2022.
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.

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, 1937–2022 (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.