Ilah
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning the deity; goddess.
Babies a year
24
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Ilah by the numbers
Ilah was given to 24 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 46 babies in 1923, making it a 1920s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ilah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Ilah
Names that are said the same way as Ilah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Ilah, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
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