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Ila

Girl · Uncertain

Ila

Say it: EYE-luh

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Meaning

Uncertain. A 19th-century American name with no settled source.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Used in the US around 1880 to 1930.

Its wave through time

A revival, back after decades away

In the United States

02040608018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1903per 100,000 babies of that sex
  • 23,019 babies given this name since 1880
  • At its height in 1903, about 1 in 1,600 girls
  • 309 babies in 2020

Through the ages

  1. Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
  2. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

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Where this comes from

  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
  • National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.