Ila

Girl name

Ila has been given to 25,120 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1925 and currently ranks #718 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

Borrowed from Sanskrit इला (ilā).

Origin: Sanskrit

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

25,120

Peak year

1925 (649 babies)

Rank in 2025

#718 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +83%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ila.

25,570 babies since 1880

25,580 babies since 1880

24,511 babies since 1882

26,069 babies since 1880

24,072 babies since 1914

23,150 babies since 1893

22,974 babies since 1880

27,278 babies since 1880

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