How Many People Are Named Iylah?
An estimated 627 people in the United States have the first name Iylah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 6 years old, and Iylah peaked in popularity in 2022 with 91 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Iylah 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 Iylah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
627
About 1 in 546,658 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
6
years old
Peak Year
2022
91 births
Total Registered
631
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Iylah
Iylah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 631 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Iylah as a female name
Ranked #2,465 in 2024
73 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (91 births)
Iylah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Iylah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 393 babies were registered. Iylah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Iylah by Decade
How has Iylah 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.
Iylah by State
Birth registrations for Iylah span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in South Carolina, Arizona, Ohio. On average, about 12 Iylahs were registered per state.
Iylah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Iylah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Iylah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Iylah?
We estimate approximately 627 people named Iylah 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 546,658 Americans share this first name.
Is Iylah a common name?
Iylah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 631 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Iylah most popular?
Iylah reached peak popularity in 2022, when 91 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Iylah is approximately 6 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Iylah a female name?
Iylah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Iylah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Iylah Smith, Iylah Johnson, Iylah 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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