How Many People Are Named Ily?
An estimated 935 people in the United States have the first name Ily. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Ily peaked in popularity in 2015 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ily 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 Ily paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
935
About 1 in 366,582 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2015
72 births
Total Registered
947
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ily
Ily is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 947 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ily as a female name
Ranked #3,342 in 2024
47 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (72 births)
Ily: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ily span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 544 babies were registered. While Ily is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ily by Decade
How has Ily 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.
Ily by State
Birth registrations for Ily span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Georgia, Colorado. On average, about 47 Ilys were registered per state.
Ily + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ily as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ily
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Ily: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ily?
We estimate approximately 935 people named Ily 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 366,582 Americans share this first name.
Is Ily a common name?
Ily is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 947 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ily most popular?
Ily reached peak popularity in 2015, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ily is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ily a female name?
Ily is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ily Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ily Smith, Ily Johnson, Ily 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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