Recorded 1915–1948 Girls' name Peak 1921 57 births

Ilva — girls' name

57 babies named Ilva in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s261920s251940s6
1910s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Ilva was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

12 babies were named Ilva in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ilva

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Ilva between 1915 and 1948, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ilva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ilva performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ilva shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ilva 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 57 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.

Ilva at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

57

Since 1915

34 years of records

Peak year

1921

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1915

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1948

Ilva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1915

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1921)
12
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
468101214 19481928192419211918191719161915 5

Ilva by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
26 births that decade — 46% of Ilva's all-time total
1910s261920s251940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ilva?
57 babies have been named Ilva since 1915. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1921 with 12 births.
When was Ilva most popular?
Ilva was most popular in the 1910s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Ilva been used?
Ilva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 34 years of data through 1948.

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, 1915–1948 (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.