Ilay
The Story of Ilay
American parents first put Ilay on the record books as a baby boy name in 2008, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 23 Ilays were born — ranking #4,414 that year. About 54% of every Ilay on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ilay ranks #4,598 for baby boys with 22 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). All told, over 223 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Ilay
Ilay is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 223 births in the dataset. Ilay's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #4,414. Use the chart and map above to compare Ilay'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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