Ila
Ila is a feminine and masculine given name, with multiple origins.
Meaning & Origin of Ila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ila is a feminine and masculine given name, with multiple origins.
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The Story of Ila
Ila first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 15 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 642 Ilas were born — ranking #261 that year. As of 2026, Ila ranks #621 for baby girls with 480 births, rising sharply (+68% over the past five years). In total, more than 26K Ilas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ila
Ila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 26K births in the dataset. Ila's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #237. Use the chart and map above to compare Ila's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.