Ila
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning earth or the world.
Babies a year
230
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#718
down from #679
UK popularity
#3705
6 babies
How Ila has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2020 | #865 |
| 2021 | #761 |
| 2022 | #678 |
| 2023 | #620 |
| 2024 | #679 |
| 2025 | #718 |
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Ila. In the US, 230 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 642 in 1925.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Ila was most common in 1900, when it went to 0.06% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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