girl's name
Ilah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,828
Ilah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 70 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 61,399 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1891.
Ilah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 74 |
| 1900s | 119 |
| 1910s | 273 |
| 1920s | 351 |
| 1930s | 149 |
| 1940s | 73 |
| 1950s | 36 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 2000s | 85 |
| 2010s | 270 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 348 |
How popular is Ilah?
In 2025, Ilah was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ilah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ilah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ilah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ilah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ilah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ilah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ilah
How popular is the name Ilah?
In 2025, Ilah was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ilah a girl's or a boy's name?
Ilah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ilah most popular?
Ilah peaked in 2022, when 70 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ilah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ilah currently ranks #3,050 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.