US rank #3324 Girls' name Peak 2015 947 births

Ily — #3324 US girls' name

947 babies named Ily in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s52000s1292010s5442020s269
#3324
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Ily was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

72 babies were named Ily in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ily

The Social Security Administration has registered 947 babies named Ily between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ily currently holds the #3324 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 72 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ily performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 544 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ily shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 149 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Ily in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ily 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 947 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.

Ily at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

947

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2015

72 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,324

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ily popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
72
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
020406080 2024202020162012200820041915 5

Ily by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
544 births that decade — 57% of Ily's all-time total
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Ily by state

Where Ily concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Ily
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
149 15.7%
#2 California
139 14.7%
#3 Florida
20 2.1%
#4 Illinois
7 0.7%
#5 Colorado
5 0.5%
#6 Georgia
5 0.5%
#7 Oklahoma
5 0.5%
Texas share of Ily's total US births 15.7%
Even split

149 of 947 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ily?
947 babies have been named Ily since 1915. It currently ranks #3324 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 72 births.
When was Ily most popular?
Ily was most popular in the 2010s decade with 544 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Ily most popular?
The top states for the name Ily are Texas (149 births), California (139 births), Florida (20 births).
How long has the name Ily been used?
Ily has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ily?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ilyana, Ilyssa, Ilyanna, Ilyse, 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, 1915–2024 (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.