Total births
16
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.
- 16
- total births
- 1937–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that 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.
- 16 total births
- 1937–2022 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Illah since 1937, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2022.
- 16
- total births
- 1937–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
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.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2020
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1937
Illah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2022
- Peak year (2020)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Illah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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? ▼
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
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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, 1937–2022 (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. "Illah: Baby Name Since 1937 - 16 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/illah. 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 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 July 2026.