How Many People Are Named Ilka?
An estimated 222 people in the United States have the first name Ilka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Ilka peaked in popularity in 1970 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ilka 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 Ilka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
222
About 1 in 1,543,938 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1970
19 births
Total Registered
249
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ilka
Ilka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 249 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ilka as a female name
Ranked #13,032 in 1998
6 female births in 1998
Peak: 1970 (19 births)
Ilka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ilka span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 111 babies were registered. Ilka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ilka by Decade
How has Ilka 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.
Ilka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ilka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ilka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ilka?
We estimate approximately 222 people named Ilka 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 1,543,938 Americans share this first name.
Is Ilka a common name?
Ilka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 249 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ilka most popular?
Ilka reached peak popularity in 1970, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ilka is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ilka a female name?
Ilka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ilka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ilka Smith, Ilka Johnson, Ilka 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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