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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201930peak #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 1930

  • 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: #111 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 431 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #273 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,447 girlsMNIllinois: #360 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,400 girlsILWisconsin: #254 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,414 girlsWIMichigan: #220 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,828 girlsMINew York: #543 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 10,652 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedRIOregon: #146 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 749 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #131 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 628 girlsSDIowa: #142 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 852 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedINOhio: #296 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,256 girlsOHPennsylvania: #411 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,837 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #600 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,449 girlsCAUtah: #84 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 319 girlsUTColorado: #158 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 756 girlsCONebraska: #122 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 574 girlsNEMissouri: #208 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,330 girlsMOKentucky: #325 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,730 girlsKYWest Virginia: #230 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,413 girlsWVVirginia: #278 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,404 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: #145 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 708 girlsKSArkansas: #204 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 998 girlsARTennessee: #299 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,442 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #251 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,867 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #272 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,984 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #240 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,398 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedLAMississippi: #276 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,699 girlsMSAlabama: #243 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,576 girlsALGeorgia: #327 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,757 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedHITexas: #303 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,567 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#84 · 1 in 319
  2. Idaho#111 · 1 in 431
  3. Nebraska#122 · 1 in 574
  4. South Dakota#131 · 1 in 628
  5. Iowa#142 · 1 in 852

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#84151 in 319
Idaho#11181 in 431
Nebraska#122191 in 574
South Dakota#13191 in 628
Iowa#142221 in 852
Kansas#145201 in 708
Oregon#14671 in 749
Colorado#158111 in 756
Arkansas#204191 in 998
Missouri#208211 in 1,330
Michigan#220231 in 1,828
West Virginia#230131 in 1,413
Oklahoma#240171 in 1,398
Alabama#243191 in 1,576
North Carolina#251191 in 1,867
Wisconsin#254101 in 2,414
South Carolina#272101 in 1,984
Minnesota#27381 in 2,447
Mississippi#276131 in 1,699
Virginia#278101 in 2,404
Ohio#296161 in 3,256
Tennessee#299111 in 2,442
Texas#303381 in 1,567
Kentucky#325101 in 2,730
Georgia#327111 in 2,757
Illinois#360131 in 4,400
Pennsylvania#411121 in 6,837
New York#54391 in 10,652
California#60051 in 7,449
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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 1930

girls
#312
451 births · 1 in 2,497 girls
boys
#4,001
5 births · 1 in 219,476 boys

Top girls' names in 1930

  1. #1Mary64,153
  2. #2Betty38,240
  3. #3Dorothy30,411
  4. #4Helen19,913
  5. #5Margaret18,350
  6. #6Barbara18,279
  7. #7Patricia15,751
  8. #8Joan15,478
  9. #9Doris15,464
  10. #10Ruth14,942
  11. #312Ila451

Top boys' names in 1930

  1. #1Robert62,153
  2. #2James53,957
  3. #3John52,447
  4. #4William47,271
  5. #5Richard32,187
  6. #6Charles31,867
  7. #7Donald29,052
  8. #8George22,788
  9. #9Joseph20,981
  10. #10Edward17,352
  11. #4,001Ila5
More about 1930

girls

1,125,927 girls got a published name in 1930; 1 in 2,497 of them was named Ila, which outranked 94.1% of the 5,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ila
  1. #309Annabelle462
  2. #310Estella460
  3. #311Carmela457
  4. #312Ila451
  5. #313Corinne444
  6. #314Earline442
  7. #315Maryann440
Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 701Claudette#1,642 → #941
  2. ↑ 583Ardeth#1,212 → #629
  3. ↑ 445Julianne#1,339 → #894
  4. ↑ 376Sonja#1,223 → #847
  5. ↑ 374Armida#1,174 → #800
Fallers
  1. ↓ 348Ingrid#941 → #1,289
  2. ↓ 315Coralie#895 → #1,210
  3. ↓ 229Elenor#981 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 229Mammie#981 → #1,210
  5. ↓ 226Sibyl#902 → #1,128

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

boys

1,097,378 boys got a published name in 1930; 1 in 219,476 of them was named Ila, which outranked 11.9% of the 4,542 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ila
  1. #3,592Zacarias6
  2. #3,592Zeke6
  3. #3,592Zygmunt6
  4. #4,001Ila5
  5. #4,001Abbott5
  6. #4,001Acel5
  7. #4,001Adams5

Tied with 541 names at #4,001; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,094Derl#3,959 → #865
  2. ↑ 420Clive#1,378 → #958
  3. ↑ 380Farris#1,272 → #892
  4. ↑ 368Earlie#1,296 → #928
  5. ↑ 357Winton#1,272 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 486Americo#729 → #1,215
  2. ↓ 433Enrico#995 → #1,428
  3. ↓ 371Eliseo#844 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 312Meyer#878 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 304Hilbert#869 → #1,173

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

See the top 100 for 1930 →