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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Ila has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | — | |
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 1917
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Idaho#95 · 1 in 314
- Utah#132 · 1 in 516
- Alabama#144 · 1 in 691
- North Carolina#157 · 1 in 788
- Kansas#167 · 1 in 880
Best ever in a state: #63 in Idaho, 1936.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #95 | 12 | 1 in 314 |
| Utah | #132 | 9 | 1 in 516 |
| Alabama | #144 | 36 | 1 in 691 |
| North Carolina | #157 | 40 | 1 in 788 |
| Kansas | #167 | 17 | 1 in 880 |
| Iowa | #169 | 21 | 1 in 982 |
| Florida | #181 | 11 | 1 in 811 |
| Oregon | #187 | 5 | 1 in 975 |
| Tennessee | #193 | 23 | 1 in 1,060 |
| Texas | #194 | 56 | 1 in 844 |
| Nebraska | #195 | 11 | 1 in 1,073 |
| Arkansas | #197 | 19 | 1 in 947 |
| South Carolina | #200 | 16 | 1 in 1,222 |
| Colorado | #201 | 7 | 1 in 1,048 |
| Michigan | #215 | 21 | 1 in 1,627 |
| Oklahoma | #224 | 17 | 1 in 1,165 |
| Kentucky | #229 | 17 | 1 in 1,456 |
| Wisconsin | #234 | 12 | 1 in 1,941 |
| Minnesota | #248 | 11 | 1 in 1,962 |
| Virginia | #260 | 11 | 1 in 2,278 |
| Mississippi | #273 | 10 | 1 in 1,760 |
| Indiana | #283 | 9 | 1 in 2,698 |
| Missouri | #308 | 12 | 1 in 2,381 |
| Georgia | #320 | 12 | 1 in 2,603 |
| Ohio | #340 | 12 | 1 in 4,224 |
| Illinois | #359 | 14 | 1 in 4,159 |
| California | #376 | 6 | 1 in 3,477 |
| Louisiana | #446 | 5 | 1 in 3,753 |
| Pennsylvania | #477 | 9 | 1 in 10,380 |
| New York | #648 | 5 | 1 in 19,441 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1903 at #237 (160 births)
- Births halved by 1959, 56 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1880–1953
- 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%)
- 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.
Ila in 1917
Top girls' names in 1917
Top boys' names in 1917
More about 1917
girls
1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 2,189 of them was named Ila, which outranked 94.8% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 185,096 of them was named Ila, which outranked 13.5% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 621 names at #3,981; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.