Girls' name · since 1915
Ily
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 995 babies named Ily, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,537 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,305 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 995
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ily currently ranks #3305 among girls' names in America, with 995 babies recorded since 1915.
Ily has 995 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3305 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #7,537 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,305 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 995 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ily ranks #7,537 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,305 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 995 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,537 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,305 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 995
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ily's 995 recorded births place it above 89.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ily compares
995 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Ily's all-time total is 165% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ily | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 995 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ily's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ily splits its recorded history at 2013: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 72 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ily popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Ily by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (544 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Ily's strongest decade.
544 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Ily births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 2000s 129
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
544 births
- 2020s
2020s
317 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 544 births (55% of all-time use).
How Ily compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ily's total volume
Ily by state
Where Ily concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 156 | 15.7% |
| #2 | California | | 151 | 15.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 20 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.5% |
156 of 995 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Ily's data
- Ily's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (544 total births) through the 2020s (317) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ilys (156 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 Ily: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Ily 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.