Ila
- #718 for girls in 2025, 390 births
- Last seen for boys in 1936 at #3,549
- Given to girls 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1903 · 160 births
- Debut · girls
- 15 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 25,060since 1880
Ila over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Ila has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #718 | 390 | — | |
| 2024 | #679 | 421 | — | |
| 2023 | #622 | 480 | — | |
| 2022 | #684 | 428 | — | |
| 2021 | #757 | 377 | — | |
| 2020 | #864 | 311 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,029 | 249 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,262 | 183 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,098 | 230 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,229 | 199 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,183 | 213 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,198 | 203 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,539 | 142 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,497 | 150 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,655 | 129 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,456 | 155 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,756 | 124 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,927 | 109 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,231 | 88 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,149 | 90 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,379 | 74 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,711 | 60 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,800 | 55 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,241 | 43 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,635 | 57 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,453 | 38 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,313 | 38 | — | |
| 1998 | #4,366 | 25 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,897 | 28 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,632 | 30 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | — | |
| 1994 | #4,115 | 25 | — | |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 | — | |
| 1992 | #5,051 | 19 | — | |
| 1991 | #5,004 | 19 | — | |
| 1990 | #4,120 | 24 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,286 | 16 | — | |
| 1988 | #4,840 | 17 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,031 | 31 | — | |
| 1986 | #4,028 | 20 | — | |
| 1985 | #4,635 | 16 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,992 | 29 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,687 | 21 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,418 | 24 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,532 | 23 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,069 | 28 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,671 | 33 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,942 | 27 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,715 | 30 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,932 | 25 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,456 | 32 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,757 | 26 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,914 | 23 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,598 | 27 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,247 | 35 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,856 | 24 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,955 | 41 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,999 | 36 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,617 | 49 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,736 | 42 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,914 | 36 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,532 | 55 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,623 | 49 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,323 | 70 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,305 | 72 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,454 | 57 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,256 | 73 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,120 | 89 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,072 | 94 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,133 | 83 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,081 | 87 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,093 | 81 | — | |
| 1953 | #782 | 137 | — | |
| 1952 | #739 | 144 | — | |
| 1951 | #846 | 112 | — | |
| 1950 | #745 | 133 | — | |
| 1949 | #779 | 123 | — | |
| 1948 | #696 | 143 | — | |
| 1947 | #622 | 183 | — | |
| 1946 | #651 | 147 | — | |
| 1945 | #593 | 151 | — | |
| 1944 | #553 | 172 | — | |
| 1943 | #545 | 189 | — | |
| 1942 | #491 | 229 | — | |
| 1941 | #475 | 217 | — | |
| 1940 | #460 | 212 | — | |
| 1939 | #429 | 247 | — | |
| 1938 | #388 | 299 | — | |
| 1937 | #361 | 320 | — | |
| 1936 | #359 | 310 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #360 | 312 | — | |
| 1934 | #326 | 367 | — | |
| 1933 | #320 | 379 | — | |
| 1932 | #305 | 427 | — | |
| 1931 | #308 | 427 | — | |
| 1930 | #312 | 451 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #301 | 481 | — | |
| 1928 | #286 | 524 | — | |
| 1927 | #290 | 531 | — | |
| 1926 | #302 | 487 | — | |
| 1925 | #261 | 642 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #275 | 577 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #282 | 524 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #270 | 576 | — | |
| 1921 | #265 | 623 | — | |
| 1920 | #274 | 561 | #3,815 | 6 |
| 1919 | #271 | 549 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #267 | 564 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1917 | #276 | 494 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #267 | 513 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #278 | 451 | — | |
| 1914 | #267 | 376 | — | |
| 1913 | #281 | 279 | — | |
| 1912 | #271 | 274 | — | |
| 1911 | #250 | 243 | — | |
| 1910 | #275 | 199 | — | |
| 1909 | #252 | 200 | — | |
| 1908 | #248 | 196 | — | |
| 1907 | #271 | 162 | — | |
| 1906 | #276 | 146 | — | |
| 1905 | #250 | 166 | — | |
| 1904 | #264 | 143 | — | |
| 1903 | #237 | 160 | — | |
| 1902 | #248 | 154 | — | |
| 1901 | #244 | 138 | — | |
| 1900 | #241 | 177 | — | |
| 1899 | #269 | 113 | — | |
| 1898 | #287 | 114 | — | |
| 1897 | #260 | 119 | — | |
| 1896 | #254 | 126 | — | |
| 1895 | #286 | 97 | — | |
| 1894 | #259 | 112 | — | |
| 1893 | #272 | 97 | — | |
| 1892 | #276 | 93 | — | |
| 1891 | #295 | 72 | — | |
| 1890 | #317 | 63 | — | |
| 1889 | #338 | 54 | — | |
| 1888 | #343 | 49 | — | |
| 1887 | #324 | 43 | — | |
| 1886 | #311 | 45 | — | |
| 1885 | #313 | 42 | — | |
| 1884 | #368 | 29 | — | |
| 1883 | #314 | 32 | — | |
| 1882 | #352 | 25 | — | |
| 1881 | #374 | 20 | — | |
| 1880 | #435 | 15 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ila was already there! It came in at #435, and was given to 15 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 21 girls a year got the name.
Where Ila is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- North Dakota#195 · 1 in 540
- Iowa#258 · 1 in 906
- New Mexico#296 · 1 in 935
- Utah#310 · 1 in 1,220
- Missouri#350 · 1 in 1,429
Best ever in a state: #63 in Idaho, 1936.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #195 | 5 | 1 in 540 |
| Iowa | #258 | 13 | 1 in 906 |
| New Mexico | #296 | 5 | 1 in 935 |
| Utah | #310 | 14 | 1 in 1,220 |
| Missouri | #350 | 17 | 1 in 1,429 |
| Kansas | #361 | 9 | 1 in 1,312 |
| Alabama | #391 | 12 | 1 in 1,527 |
| Wisconsin | #391 | 13 | 1 in 1,558 |
| Arkansas | #425 | 7 | 1 in 1,513 |
| Colorado | #456 | 12 | 1 in 1,944 |
| South Carolina | #467 | 10 | 1 in 1,829 |
| Indiana | #481 | 14 | 1 in 1,993 |
| Kentucky | #498 | 8 | 1 in 2,156 |
| Mississippi | #514 | 5 | 1 in 1,780 |
| Minnesota | #540 | 9 | 1 in 2,387 |
| Oregon | #548 | 6 | 1 in 2,175 |
| Michigan | #553 | 14 | 1 in 2,552 |
| Ohio | #622 | 16 | 1 in 2,954 |
| North Carolina | #659 | 15 | 1 in 3,099 |
| Louisiana | #677 | 6 | 1 in 2,728 |
| Georgia | #748 | 13 | 1 in 3,478 |
| Tennessee | #748 | 9 | 1 in 3,564 |
| Pennsylvania | #763 | 12 | 1 in 3,891 |
| Arizona | #818 | 7 | 1 in 4,031 |
| Texas | #840 | 35 | 1 in 4,587 |
| Virginia | #843 | 8 | 1 in 4,218 |
| Massachusetts | #873 | 5 | 1 in 4,806 |
| Illinois | #1,014 | 8 | 1 in 5,541 |
| Washington | #1,046 | 5 | 1 in 5,772 |
| New York | #1,165 | 12 | 1 in 6,527 |
| Florida | #1,243 | 11 | 1 in 7,887 |
| California | #1,276 | 19 | 1 in 8,512 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ila
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 39 spots since 2024 (#679 → #718)
- 146 spots since 2020 (#864 → #718)
- Biggest jump: 165 spots in 2020
- Biggest drop: 311 spots in 1954
Rise & fade · girls
23 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1903 at #237 (160 births)
- Births halved by 1959, 56 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 80 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1880–1953
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,637
- Highest: 1 in 1,637 girls born in 1903 were named Ila (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,121 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 22.1% of all girls named Ila (5,526) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 354 | #311 (1886) | #347 |
| 1890s | 1,006 | #254 (1896) | #278 |
| 1900s | 1,642 | #237 (1903) | #253 |
| 1910s | 3,942 | #250 (1911) | #270 |
| 1920s | 5,526 | #261 (1925) | #281 |
| 1930s | 3,539 | #305 (1932) | #347 |
| 1940s | 1,766 | #460 (1940) | #587 |
| 1950s | 1,033 | #739 (1952) | #987 |
| 1960s | 507 | #1,305 (1961) | #1,646 |
| 1970s | 282 | #2,247 (1971) | #2,709 |
| 1980s | 225 | #2,992 (1984) | #3,852 |
| 1990s | 240 | #3,313 (1999) | #4,485 |
| 2000s | 738 | #1,756 (2009) | #2,528 |
| 2010s | 1,853 | #1,029 (2019) | #1,315 |
| 2020s | 2,407 | #622 (2023) | #721 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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