Girls' name · since 2007
Iylah
723 babies named Iylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,328 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,095 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 723
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Iylah currently ranks #2095 among girls' names in America, with 723 babies recorded since 2007.
Iylah has 723 recorded births among girls since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2095 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #9,328 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,095 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 723 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iylah ranks #9,328 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,095 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 723 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,328 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,095 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 723
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Iylah's 723 recorded births place it above 87.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Iylah compares
723 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Iylah's all-time total is 92% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Iylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 723 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 91 | 21 | 19,840 |
Iylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Iylah splits its recorded history at 2017: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2009 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 91 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Iylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Iylah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (485 births, 67% of the file).
2020s was Iylah's strongest decade.
485 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Iylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
225 births
- 2020s
2020s
485 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 485 births (67% of all-time use).
How Iylah 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 Iylah's total volume
Iylah by state
Where Iylah concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 54 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 15 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 13 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 10 | 1.4% |
54 of 723 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Iylah appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Iylahs (54 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Iylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
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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, 2007–2025 (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 Iylah 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.