unisex name
Ilay
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 447
Ilay is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 18% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2008.
Ilay over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 |
| 2010s | 95 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 113 |
How popular is Ilay?
In 2025, Ilay was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ilay 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 Ilay
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ilay also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ilay over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Ilay in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Scots
- Isla
Sibling names for Ilay
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ilay — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ilay
How popular is the name Ilay?
In 2025, Ilay was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ilay a girl's or a boy's name?
Ilay is used for both girls and boys. About 18% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Ilay most popular?
Ilay peaked in 2024, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ilay a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ilay currently ranks #2,026 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.