Girls' name · since 1885
Ilma
424 babies named Ilma in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,052 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,501 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 424
- born since 1885
- 1910s
- peak decade
424 babies have been named Ilma since 1885, making it today's #7501 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ilma recorded 424 times among girls since 1885, holding rank #7501 nationally today, ahead of 57% of girls, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #13,052 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,501 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 424 born since 1885
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilma ranks #13,052 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,501 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 424 born since 1885, peaking in the 1910s.
- #13,052 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,501 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 424
- born since 1885
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ilma's 424 recorded births place it above 81.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ilma compares
424 Top 48% higher than 52% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ilma's all-time total is 13% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ilma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 424 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ilma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ilma's full recorded timeline at 1926, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ilma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Ilma by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (96 births, 23% of the file).
1910s was Ilma's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Ilma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s
1890s
42 births
- 1900s 32
1900s
32 births
- 1910s
1910s
96 births
- 1920s
1920s
67 births
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 96 births (23% of all-time use).
Ilma by state
Where Ilma concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 424 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ilma's data
- Ilma's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (96 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ilmas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ilma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 Ilma 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.