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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #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 1934

  • 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: #101 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 376 girlsIDMontana: 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: #390 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,946 girlsILWisconsin: #246 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,462 girlsWIMichigan: #256 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,440 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: #176 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,005 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #166 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 866 girlsSDIowa: #160 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,005 girlsIAIndiana: #280 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,803 girlsINOhio: #325 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,088 girlsOHPennsylvania: #440 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,901 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #393 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,801 girlsCAUtah: #126 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 490 girlsUTColorado: #167 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 790 girlsCONebraska: #143 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 731 girlsNEMissouri: #242 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,689 girlsMOKentucky: #286 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,099 girlsKYWest Virginia: #250 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,664 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedDEArizona: #191 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 737 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedNMKansas: #261 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,883 girlsKSArkansas: #232 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,251 girlsARTennessee: #375 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,824 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #241 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,657 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #351 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,465 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #228 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,254 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedLAMississippi: #448 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,270 girlsMSAlabama: #208 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,087 girlsALGeorgia: #400 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,328 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ila, so not publishedHITexas: #343 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,042 girlsTXFlorida: #264 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,668 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#101 · 1 in 376
  2. Utah#126 · 1 in 490
  3. Nebraska#143 · 1 in 731
  4. Iowa#160 · 1 in 1,005
  5. South Dakota#166 · 1 in 866

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#10191 in 376
Utah#12691 in 490
Nebraska#143141 in 731
Iowa#160181 in 1,005
South Dakota#16661 in 866
Colorado#167101 in 790
Oregon#17651 in 1,005
Arizona#19151 in 737
Alabama#208271 in 1,087
Oklahoma#228181 in 1,254
Arkansas#232151 in 1,251
North Carolina#241221 in 1,657
Missouri#242161 in 1,689
Wisconsin#24691 in 2,462
West Virginia#250111 in 1,664
Michigan#256151 in 2,440
Kansas#26171 in 1,883
Florida#26471 in 1,668
Indiana#28081 in 2,803
Kentucky#286131 in 2,099
Ohio#325111 in 4,088
Texas#343281 in 2,042
South Carolina#35161 in 3,465
Tennessee#37571 in 3,824
Illinois#390101 in 4,946
California#39391 in 3,801
Georgia#40071 in 4,328
Pennsylvania#44091 in 7,901
Mississippi#44851 in 4,270
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wyoming

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 1934

girls
#326
367 births · 1 in 2,845 girls

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #326Ila367
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 2,845 of them was named Ila, which outranked 93.4% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ila
  1. #323Cecelia374
  2. #324Estella371
  3. #324May371
  4. #326Ila367
  5. #326Lupe367
  6. #328Earnestine361
  7. #329Elva359
  8. #329Olivia359

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. 571Luann#1,442#871
  2. 469Alison#1,442#973
  3. 439Golda#1,364#925
  4. 350Ronald#1,244#894
  5. 346Gale#1,102#756
Fallers
  1. 685Nira#463#1,148
  2. 342Vina#782#1,124
  3. 316Zita#947#1,263
  4. 299Myrtie#834#1,133
  5. 278Theola#985#1,263

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

See the top 100 for 1934