girl's name
Ilef
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 585
Ilef is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 35 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2017, when 55 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 16,843 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2001.
Ilef over time
Births per decade in France, 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 | 50 |
| 2010s | 315 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 220 |
How popular is Ilef?
In 2025, Ilef was given to 35 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Ilef is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ilèf | Ilèf is a rare spelling of Ilef, written with a grave accent and recorded about 45 times, mostly in France. | 45 |
| Iléf | Iléf is a rare spelling of Ilef, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Ilef
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ilef also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ilef over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ilef
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ilef — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ilef
Is Ilef a girl's or a boy's name?
Ilef is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ilef most popular?
Ilef peaked in 2017, when 55 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ilef a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ilef currently ranks #1,005 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.