How Many People Are Named Ilayah?
An estimated 60 people in the United States have the first name Ilayah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Ilayah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ilayah 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 Ilayah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ilayah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
60
About 1 in 5,712,572 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2024
9 births
Total Registered
60
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ilayah
Ilayah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 60 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ilayah as a female name
Ranked #10,553 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (9 births)
Ilayah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ilayah span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 32 babies were registered. Ilayah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ilayah by Decade
How has Ilayah 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.
Ilayah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ilayah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ilayah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ilayah?
We estimate approximately 60 people named Ilayah 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 5,712,572 Americans share this first name.
Is Ilayah a common name?
Ilayah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 60 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ilayah most popular?
Ilayah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ilayah is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ilayah a female name?
Ilayah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ilayah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ilayah Smith, Ilayah Johnson, Ilayah 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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