Ila
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning earth or the world.
How Ila has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2020 | #865 |
| 2021 | #761 |
| 2022 | #678 |
| 2023 | #620 |
| 2024 | #679 |
| 2025 | #718 |
Ila by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 642 babies in 1925, making it a 1920s name.
At its height, in 1900, about 1 in 1,800 American girls born that year was called Ila.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ila. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Irawatchful, vigilant339 in the US (2017)
- Isajesus; form of Issa or Yisa207 in England and Wales (2025)
- Idaprosperous, wealthy126 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ivagift of god; diminutive of ivan or similar115 in the US (2017)
- Inapure; a form of Ina or suffix indicating feminine12 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Ila
Names that are said the same way as Ila, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the earth
Like Ila, each of these has the earth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brooklynbroken land; a new york borough5,239 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Siennareddish-brown earth; the city of Siena1,530 in England and Wales (2025)
- Brooklynnbroken land; a variant spelling of Brooklyn1,410 in the US (2017)
- Georgiaworker of the earth; a form of George280 in England and Wales (2025)
- Landryland ruler; from Landric602 in the US (2017)