Is Ila a boy or girl name?
Ila is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 419 girls and 0 boys were named Ila, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 24,727 US babies named Ila were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #679
- Babies named Ila since 1880
- 24,727
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 649 babies
Boys and girls named Ila, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 354 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,006 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,642 | 100% |
| 1910s | 26 | 3,942 | 99.3% |
| 1920s | 24 | 5,526 | 99.6% |
| 1930s | 10 | 3,539 | 99.7% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,766 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,033 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 507 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 282 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 225 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 240 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 738 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,853 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,014 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 419 | #679 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 480 | #622 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 428 | #683 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 376 | #760 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 311 | #865 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 249 | #1,032 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,265 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 230 | #1,100 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,230 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 213 | #1,186 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,199 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,498 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,656 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,458 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,763 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,934 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,230 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,155 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,389 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,721 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,811 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,260 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,645 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,477 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,341 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,415 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,935 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,668 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,783 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,162 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,769 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,126 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,063 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,157 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,382 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,921 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,051 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,082 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,709 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,011 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,726 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,454 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,558 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,087 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,689 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,963 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,738 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,954 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,476 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,784 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,941 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,622 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,265 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,879 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,964 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,007 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,623 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,746 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,926 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,540 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,632 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,327 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,308 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,459 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,258 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,124 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,077 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,134 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,085 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,096 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 137 | #782 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 144 | #739 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 112 | #847 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 133 | #748 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 123 | #779 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 143 | #697 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 183 | #622 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 147 | #653 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 151 | #595 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 172 | #554 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 189 | #546 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 229 | #493 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 217 | #475 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 212 | #460 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 247 | #429 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 299 | #388 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 320 | #362 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,788 | 310 | #359 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 312 | #360 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 367 | #326 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 379 | #320 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 427 | #305 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 427 | #308 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,259 | 451 | #312 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 481 | #302 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 524 | #286 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 531 | #291 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 487 | #303 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,563 | 642 | #261 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,099 | 577 | #275 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,530 | 524 | #282 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 576 | #270 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 623 | #265 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,036 | 561 | #274 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,463 | 549 | #271 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,523 | 564 | #269 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,258 | 494 | #277 |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,817 | 513 | #267 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 451 | #278 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 376 | #267 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 279 | #282 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 274 | #271 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 243 | #250 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 199 | #275 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 200 | #253 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 196 | #248 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 162 | #273 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 146 | #277 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 166 | #250 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 143 | #264 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 160 | #237 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 154 | #248 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 138 | #244 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 177 | #241 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 113 | #269 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 114 | #288 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 119 | #260 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 126 | #254 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 97 | #286 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 112 | #259 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 97 | #272 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 93 | #277 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 72 | #295 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 63 | #318 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 54 | #338 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 49 | #343 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 43 | #326 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 45 | #313 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 42 | #314 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 29 | #372 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 32 | #315 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 25 | #352 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 20 | #378 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 15 | #438 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ila reached #2,817 in 1916. As a girl name, it reached #237 in 1903. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ila
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.