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

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Peak · girls
1903 · 160 births
Debut · girls
15 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
25,060
since 1880

Ila over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Ila has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201915peak #237, 1903girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#718390—
2024#679421—
2023#622480—
2022#684428—
2021#757377—
2020#864311—
2019#1,029249—
2018#1,262183—
2017#1,098230—
2016#1,229199—
2015#1,183213—
2014#1,198203—
2013#1,539142—
2012#1,497150—
2011#1,655129—
2010#1,456155—
2009#1,756124—
2008#1,927109—
2007#2,23188—
2006#2,14990—
2005#2,37974—
2004#2,71160—
2003#2,80055—
2002#3,24143—
2001#2,63557—
2000#3,45338—
1999#3,31338—
1998#4,36625—
1997#3,89728—
1996#3,63230—
1995#5,67716—
1994#4,11525—
1993#5,67316—
1992#5,05119—
1991#5,00419—
1990#4,12024—
1989#5,28616—
1988#4,84017—
1987#3,03131—
1986#4,02820—
1985#4,63516—
1984#2,99229—
1983#3,68721—
1982#3,41824—
1981#3,53223—
1980#3,06928—
1979#2,67133—
1978#2,94227—
1977#2,71530—
1976#2,93225—
1975#2,45632—
1974#2,75726—
1973#2,91423—
1972#2,59827—
1971#2,24735—
1970#2,85624—
1969#1,95541—
1968#1,99936—
1967#1,61749—
1966#1,73642—
1965#1,91436—
1964#1,53255—
1963#1,62349—
1962#1,32370—
1961#1,30572—
1960#1,45457—
1959#1,25673—
1958#1,12089—
1957#1,07294—
1956#1,13383—
1955#1,08187—
1954#1,09381—
1953#782137—
1952#739144—
1951#846112—
1950#745133—
1949#779123—
1948#696143—
1947#622183—
1946#651147—
1945#593151—
1944#553172—
1943#545189—
1942#491229—
1941#475217—
1940#460212—
1939#429247—
1938#388299—
1937#361320—
1936#359310#3,5495
1935#360312—
1934#326367—
1933#320379—
1932#305427—
1931#308427—
1930#312451#4,0015
1929#301481—
1928#286524—
1927#290531—
1926#302487—
1925#261642#3,4087
1924#275577#3,8676
1923#282524#4,2395
1922#270576—
1921#265623—
1920#274561#3,8156
1919#271549#4,1685
1918#267564#3,3687
1917#276494#3,9815
1916#267513#2,7309
1915#278451—
1914#267376—
1913#281279—
1912#271274—
1911#250243—
1910#275199—
1909#252200—
1908#248196—
1907#271162—
1906#276146—
1905#250166—
1904#264143—
1903#237160—
1902#248154—
1901#244138—
1900#241177—
1899#269113—
1898#287114—
1897#260119—
1896#254126—
1895#28697—
1894#259112—
1893#27297—
1892#27693—
1891#29572—
1890#31763—
1889#33854—
1888#34349—
1887#32443—
1886#31145—
1885#31342—
1884#36829—
1883#31432—
1882#35225—
1881#37420—
1880#43515—
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 1915

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedMNIllinois: #280 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,960 girlsILWisconsin: #246 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,119 girlsWIMichigan: #143 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 795 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedRIOregon: #131 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 519 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedSDIowa: #168 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 950 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedINOhio: #253 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,402 girlsOHPennsylvania: #412 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 7,931 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedCAUtah: #106 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 367 girlsUTColorado: #200 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,213 girlsCONebraska: #166 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 952 girlsNEMissouri: #311 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,402 girlsMOKentucky: #360 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,948 girlsKYWest Virginia: #298 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,114 girlsWVVirginia: #393 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,598 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedNMKansas: #154 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 786 girlsKSArkansas: #151 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 619 girlsARTennessee: #256 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,649 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #155 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 828 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #243 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,748 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #175 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 764 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedLAMississippi: #241 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,383 girlsMSAlabama: #152 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 727 girlsALGeorgia: #306 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,418 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedHITexas: #197 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 880 girlsTXFlorida: #268 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,679 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#106 · 1 in 367
  2. Oregon#131 · 1 in 519
  3. Michigan#143 · 1 in 795
  4. Arkansas#151 · 1 in 619
  5. Alabama#152 · 1 in 727

Best ever in a state: #63 in Idaho, 1936.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#106111 in 367
Oregon#13191 in 519
Michigan#143351 in 795
Arkansas#151251 in 619
Alabama#152321 in 727
Kansas#154171 in 786
North Carolina#155351 in 828
Nebraska#166111 in 952
Iowa#168201 in 950
Oklahoma#175221 in 764
Texas#197491 in 880
Colorado#20051 in 1,213
Mississippi#241121 in 1,383
South Carolina#243101 in 1,748
Wisconsin#246101 in 2,119
Ohio#253191 in 2,402
Tennessee#256131 in 1,649
Florida#26851 in 1,679
Illinois#280181 in 2,960
West Virginia#29871 in 2,114
Georgia#306121 in 2,418
Missouri#311111 in 2,402
Kentucky#36081 in 2,948
Virginia#39351 in 4,598
Pennsylvania#412111 in 7,931
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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)
  • 465 spots since 2015 (#1,183 → #718)
  • Biggest jump: 165 spots in 2020 (#1,029 → #864)
  • Biggest drop: 311 spots in 1954 (#782 → #1,093)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s354#311 (1886)#347
1890s1,006#254 (1896)#278
1900s1,642#237 (1903)#253
1910s3,942#250 (1911)#270
1920s5,526#261 (1925)#281
1930s3,539#305 (1932)#347
1940s1,766#460 (1940)#587
1950s1,033#739 (1952)#987
1960s507#1,305 (1961)#1,646
1970s282#2,247 (1971)#2,709
1980s225#2,992 (1984)#3,852
1990s240#3,313 (1999)#4,485
2000s738#1,756 (2009)#2,528
2010s1,853#1,029 (2019)#1,315
2020s2,407#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.

Ila in 1915

girls
#278
451 births · 1 in 2,181 girls

Top girls' names in 1915

  1. #1Mary58,187
  2. #2Helen30,866
  3. #3Dorothy25,154
  4. #4Margaret23,054
  5. #5Ruth21,878
  6. #6Mildred15,254
  7. #7Anna15,119
  8. #8Elizabeth14,103
  9. #9Frances12,786
  10. #10Evelyn11,595
  11. #278Ila451
More about 1915

girls

983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 2,181 of them was named Ila, which outranked 94.4% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ila
  1. #275Harriett460
  2. #276Winnie459
  3. #277Letha452
  4. #278Ila451
  5. #279Lee445
  6. #280Imogene444
  7. #281Carmela430
Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 500Gerda#1,444 → #944
  2. ↑ 451Theda#1,034 → #583
  3. ↑ 441Dominga#1,385 → #944
  4. ↑ 354Vernon#1,344 → #990
  5. ↑ 308Loyce#1,147 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Drusilla#956 → #1,339
  2. ↓ 342Rossie#798 → #1,140
  3. ↓ 335Arlie#855 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 329Orene#956 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 329Margot#988 → #1,317

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1915 →