How Many People Are Named Ila?
An estimated 7,862 people in the United States have the first name Ila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Ila peaked in popularity in 1925 with 649 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ila as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ila paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Ila is overwhelmingly female, 60 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
7,862
About 1 in 43,596 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1925
649 births
Total Registered
24,727
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ila
Ila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 24,727 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Ila as a male name
Ranked #3,788 in 1936
5 male births in 1936
Peak: 1916 (9 births)
Ila as a female name
Ranked #679 in 2024
419 female births in 2024
Peak: 1925 (642 births)
Ila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ila span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 5,550 babies were registered. While Ila is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ila by Decade
How has Ila tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 354 | 0 | 354 | |
| 1890s | 1,006 | 0 | 1,006 | |
| 1900s | 1,642 | 0 | 1,642 | |
| 1910s | 3,968 | 26 | 3,942 | |
| 1920s | 5,550 | 24 | 5,526 | |
| 1930s | 3,549 | 10 | 3,539 | |
| 1940s | 1,766 | 0 | 1,766 | |
| 1950s | 1,033 | 0 | 1,033 | |
| 1960s | 507 | 0 | 507 | |
| 1970s | 282 | 0 | 282 | |
| 1980s | 225 | 0 | 225 | |
| 1990s | 240 | 0 | 240 | |
| 2000s | 738 | 0 | 738 | |
| 2010s | 1,853 | 0 | 1,853 | |
| 2020s | 2,014 | 0 | 2,014 | |
Ila by State
Birth registrations for Ila span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, Michigan. The lowest are in New Mexico, Nevada, Connecticut. On average, about 418 Ilas were registered per state.
Ila + Last Name Combinations
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Ila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ila?
We estimate approximately 7,862 people named Ila are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 43,596 Americans share this first name.
Is Ila a common name?
Ila is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 24,727 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ila most popular?
Ila reached peak popularity in 1925, when 649 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ila is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ila a female name?
Ila is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ila Smith, Ila Johnson, Ila Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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