Ilai
Ilai is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Bineesh Raj. Swathy Narayanan features in the lead role, while Sujith Stephanos, King Mohan, and Noorin Shereef among others play supporting roles. The film began production during early 2016 and was released on 21 April 2017.
- Biblical
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- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Ilai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ilai is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Bineesh Raj. Swathy Narayanan features in the lead role, while Sujith Stephanos, King Mohan, and Noorin Shereef among others play supporting roles. The film began production during early 2016 and was released on 21 April 2017.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Ilai
Ilai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2005, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 40 births, good for #3,052 nationwide. About 61% of every Ilai on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ilai ranks #3,313 for baby boys with 36 births, rising sharply (+290% over the past five years). All told, over 299 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Ilai
Ilai is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 299 births in the dataset. Ilai's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #3,052. Use the chart and map above to compare Ilai'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 .
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