How Many People Are Named Ilah?
An estimated 740 people in the United States have the first name Ilah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Ilah peaked in popularity in 2022 with 70 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ilah 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 Ilah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
740
About 1 in 463,182 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2022
70 births
Total Registered
1,734
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ilah
Ilah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,734 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ilah as a female name
Ranked #2,978 in 2024
55 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (70 births)
Ilah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ilah span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 351 babies were registered. Ilah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ilah by Decade
How has Ilah 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.
Ilah by State
Birth registrations for Ilah span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, California, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, Missouri, Illinois. On average, about 32 Ilahs were registered per state.
Ilah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ilah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ilah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ilah?
We estimate approximately 740 people named Ilah 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 463,182 Americans share this first name.
Is Ilah a common name?
Ilah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,734 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ilah most popular?
Ilah reached peak popularity in 2022, when 70 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ilah is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ilah a female name?
Ilah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ilah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ilah Smith, Ilah Johnson, Ilah 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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