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Ila

Girl

Meaning of Ila: Sanskrit: 'the earth'

Ila is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 3 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 698th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#698

390 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

25,120

First recorded 1880 · peak 1925

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 23 babies1982: 24 babies1983: 21 babies1984: 29 babies1985: 16 babies1986: 20 babies1987: 31 babies1988: 17 babies1989: 16 babies1990: 24 babies19901991: 19 babies1992: 19 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 25 babies1995: 16 babies1996: 30 babies1997: 28 babies1998: 25 babies1999: 38 babies2000: 38 babies20002001: 57 babies2002: 43 babies2003: 55 babies2004: 60 babies2005: 74 babies2006: 90 babies2007: 88 babies2008: 109 babies2009: 124 babies2010: 155 babies20102011: 129 babies2012: 150 babies2013: 142 babies2014: 203 babies2015: 213 babies2016: 199 babies2017: 230 babies2018: 183 babies2019: 249 babies2020: 311 babies20202021: 377 babies2022: 428 babies2023: 480 babies2024: 421 babies2025: 390 babies
US babies named Ila per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 480.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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