Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Ila

#916 most common girls' name of all time · #1,651 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#916
Rank overall
#1,651 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
25,120
Since 2016
3,268
Peak year
1925 #261
Best rank
#237 1903
Girls Boys peak 649/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Ila is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 390 — 390 #718
2024 421 — 421 #679
2023 480 — 480 #622
2022 428 — 428 #684
2021 377 — 377 #757
2020 311 — 311 #864
2019 249 — 249 #1,030
2018 183 — 183 #1,262
2017 230 — 230 #1,098
2016 199 — 199 #1,229
2015 213 — 213 #1,185
2014 203 — 203 #1,198
2013 142 — 142 #1,539
2012 150 — 150 #1,497
2011 129 — 129 #1,655
2010 155 — 155 #1,458
2009 124 — 124 #1,756
2008 109 — 109 #1,929
2007 88 — 88 #2,231
2006 90 — 90 #2,152
2005 74 — 74 #2,380
2004 60 — 60 #2,712
2003 55 — 55 #2,801
2002 43 — 43 #3,242
2001 57 — 57 #2,635
2000 38 — 38 #3,456
1999 38 — 38 #3,315
1998 25 — 25 #4,369
1997 28 — 28 #3,899
1996 30 — 30 #3,634
1995 16 — 16 #5,679
1994 25 — 25 #4,116
1993 16 — 16 #5,678
1992 19 — 19 #5,054
1991 19 — 19 #5,007
1990 24 — 24 #4,122
1989 16 — 16 #5,291
1988 17 — 17 #4,846
1987 31 — 31 #3,031
1986 20 — 20 #4,035
1985 16 — 16 #4,642
1984 29 — 29 #2,994
1983 21 — 21 #3,695
1982 24 — 24 #3,423
1981 23 — 23 #3,533
1980 28 — 28 #3,073
1979 33 — 33 #2,675
1978 27 — 27 #2,945
1977 30 — 30 #2,717
1976 25 — 25 #2,934
1975 32 — 32 #2,458
1974 26 — 26 #2,760
1973 23 — 23 #2,917
1972 27 — 27 #2,598
1971 35 — 35 #2,251
1970 24 — 24 #2,860
1969 41 — 41 #1,956
1968 36 — 36 #2,001
1967 49 — 49 #1,620
1966 42 — 42 #1,739
1965 36 — 36 #1,916
1964 55 — 55 #1,532
1963 49 — 49 #1,625
1962 70 — 70 #1,324
1961 72 — 72 #1,307
1960 57 — 57 #1,456
1959 73 — 73 #1,256
1958 89 — 89 #1,120
1957 94 — 94 #1,073
1956 83 — 83 #1,133
1955 87 — 87 #1,082
1954 81 — 81 #1,093
1953 137 — 137 #783
1952 144 — 144 #739
1951 112 — 112 #847
1950 133 — 133 #745
1949 123 — 123 #780
1948 143 — 143 #696
1947 183 — 183 #623
1946 147 — 147 #653
1945 151 — 151 #594
1944 172 — 172 #554
1943 189 — 189 #546
1942 229 — 229 #492
1941 217 — 217 #475
1940 212 — 212 #460
1939 247 — 247 #429
1938 299 — 299 #388
1937 320 — 320 #362
1936 310 5 315 #360
1935 312 — 312 #360
1934 367 — 367 #326
1933 379 — 379 #320
1932 427 — 427 #305
1931 427 — 427 #308
1930 451 5 456 #312
1929 481 — 481 #301
1928 524 — 524 #286
1927 531 — 531 #290
1926 487 — 487 #303
1925 642 7 649 #261
1924 577 6 583 #275
1923 524 5 529 #282
1922 576 — 576 #270
1921 623 — 623 #265
1920 561 6 567 #274
1919 549 5 554 #271
1918 564 7 571 #269
1917 494 5 499 #277
1916 513 9 522 #267
1915 451 — 451 #278
1914 376 — 376 #267
1913 279 — 279 #281
1912 274 — 274 #271
1911 243 — 243 #250
1910 199 — 199 #275
1909 200 — 200 #253
1908 196 — 196 #248
1907 162 — 162 #273
1906 146 — 146 #277
1905 166 — 166 #250
1904 143 — 143 #264
1903 160 — 160 #237
1902 154 — 154 #250
1901 138 — 138 #245
1900 177 — 177 #241
1899 113 — 113 #269
1898 114 — 114 #288
1897 119 — 119 #260
1896 126 — 126 #254
1895 97 — 97 #287
1894 112 — 112 #259
1893 97 — 97 #272
1892 93 — 93 #277
1891 72 — 72 #295
1890 63 — 63 #320
1889 54 — 54 #339
1888 49 — 49 #344
1887 43 — 43 #327
1886 45 — 45 #317
1885 42 — 42 #316
1884 29 — 29 #375
1883 32 — 32 #318
1882 25 — 25 #357
1881 20 — 20 #381
1880 15 — 15 #438