Ila Name Meaning

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Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Ila was adopted by 371 baby girls born in 2021, with an average rate of 1 Ila out of 4796 newly born baby girls.

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A Deep Dive

Ila Overview

Meaning

From the island

Gender

Girl

Origin

French

Etymology

Originated from the French name meaning “from the island”.

Religion

Hinduism

Pronunciation

/ˈiːlə/

Popularity

Ila is popular in the USA, particularly in recent years. In 2023, it ranked #620 for girls in the USA.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

3 letters

Numerology

4 (Orderly, Steady, Service-oriented)

Name Styles

Exotic, Short, Cool, Nature-inspired

Associated Traits

Elegant, strong, unique, serene

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Associated with Hindu mythology, where Ila is seen as a mother figure and in Polynesian mythology as the first woman in Tutuila​.

Name Day

December 11th
A Deep Dive

Ila Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Isla, Aila, Ayla, Eila, Ilah, Eilah, Iliana, Ilaura, Ilina, Ilara

Common Nicknames

Illy, Ila-Bee, Ilie, Ilka, Ily, Lala, Lily, Ilani, Ilie-Bear, Ila-Rae

Diminutives

Illy, Ily, Ilka, Ilie, Ilani, Ilah, Ilaura, Ilina, Lila, Ilari

Famous People

  • Ila Borders
    (American Baseball Player)
  • Ila Arun
    (Indian Actress)
  • Ila Mitra
    (Indian Revolutionary)

Places

  • Ila City
    (Georgia, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Ila?

Ila means “from the island,” boasting a sense of adventure and tranquility to its bearers.

What Is the Origin of The Name Ila?

Ila is of French origin. The name is derived from the French word “île,” meaning “island.”

Ila Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Ila in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#7612021#6822022#6202023
Top 3 Rankings#2371903#2411900#2441901

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Ila

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023620
(+62 from 2022)
478
(+50 from 2022)
0.02733
2022682
(+79 from 2021)
428
(+53 from 2021)
0.02387
2021761
(+103 from 2020)
375
(+64 from 2020)
0.02093
2020864
(+165 from 2019)
311
(+62 from 2019)
0.01759
20191029
(+231 from 2018)
249
(+66 from 2018)
0.01357
20181260
(-163 from 2017)
183
(-47 from 2017)
0.00984
20171097
(+132 from 2016)
230
(+31 from 2016)
0.01217
20161229
(-46 from 2015)
199
(-14 from 2015)
0.01028
20151183
(+14 from 2014)
213
(+10 from 2014)
0.01092
20141197
(+341 from 2013)
203
(+61 from 2013)
0.01038
20131538
(-41 from 2012)
142
(-8 from 2012)
0.00737
20121497
(+158 from 2011)
150
(+21 from 2011)
0.00773
20111655
(-199 from 2010)
129
(-26 from 2010)
0.00666
20101456
(+300 from 2009)
155
(+31 from 2009)
0.00791
20091756
(+171 from 2008)
124
(+15 from 2008)
0.00612
20081927
(+302 from 2007)
109
(+21 from 2007)
0.00523
20072229
(-81 from 2006)
88
(-2 from 2006)
0.00416
20062148
(+230 from 2005)
90
(+16 from 2005)
0.00431
20052378
(+332 from 2004)
74
(+14 from 2004)
0.00365
20042710
(+90 from 2003)
60
(+5 from 2003)
0.00297
20032800
(+441 from 2002)
55
(+12 from 2002)
0.00274
20023241
(-606 from 2001)
43
(-14 from 2001)
0.00218
20012635
(+818 from 2000)
57
(+19 from 2000)
0.00288
20003453
(-141 from 1999)
38
No change from 1999
0.00190
19993312
(+1054 from 1998)
38
(+13 from 1998)
0.00195
19984366
(-469 from 1997)
25
(-3 from 1997)
0.00129
19973897
(-266 from 1996)
28
(-2 from 1996)
0.00147
19963631
(+2046 from 1995)
30
(+14 from 1995)
0.00156
19955677
(-1561 from 1994)
16
(-9 from 1994)
0.00083
19944116
(+1557 from 1993)
25
(+9 from 1993)
0.00128
19935673
(-623 from 1992)
16
(-3 from 1992)
0.00081
19925050
(-46 from 1991)
19
No change from 1991
0.00095
19915004
(-884 from 1990)
19
(-5 from 1990)
0.00093
19904120
(+1166 from 1989)
24
(+8 from 1989)
0.00117
19895286
(-446 from 1988)
16
(-1 from 1988)
0.00080
19884840
(-1809 from 1987)
17
(-14 from 1987)
0.00088
19873031
(+996 from 1986)
31
(+11 from 1986)
0.00165
19864027
(+608 from 1985)
20
(+4 from 1985)
0.00108
19854635
(-1644 from 1984)
16
(-13 from 1984)
0.00087
19842991
(+695 from 1983)
29
(+8 from 1983)
0.00161
19833686
(-269 from 1982)
21
(-3 from 1982)
0.00117
19823417
(+115 from 1981)
24
(+1 from 1981)
0.00132
19813532
(-463 from 1980)
23
(-5 from 1980)
0.00129
19803069
(-398 from 1979)
28
(-5 from 1979)
0.00157
19792671
(+271 from 1978)
33
(+6 from 1978)
0.00191
19782942
(-227 from 1977)
27
(-3 from 1977)
0.00164
19772715
(+217 from 1976)
30
(+5 from 1976)
0.00182
19762932
(-476 from 1975)
25
(-7 from 1975)
0.00159
19752456
(+301 from 1974)
32
(+6 from 1974)
0.00205
19742757
(+157 from 1973)
26
(+3 from 1973)
0.00166
19732914
(-317 from 1972)
23
(-4 from 1972)
0.00148
19722597
(-350 from 1971)
27
(-8 from 1971)
0.00167
19712247
(+607 from 1970)
35
(+11 from 1970)
0.00200
19702854
(-899 from 1969)
24
(-17 from 1969)
0.00131
19691955
(+44 from 1968)
41
(+5 from 1968)
0.00233
19681999
(-382 from 1967)
36
(-13 from 1967)
0.00211
19671617
(+119 from 1966)
49
(+7 from 1966)
0.00285
19661736
(+177 from 1965)
42
(+6 from 1965)
0.00239
19651913
(-380 from 1964)
36
(-19 from 1964)
0.00197
19641533
(+89 from 1963)
55
(+6 from 1963)
0.00281
19631622
(-299 from 1962)
49
(-21 from 1962)
0.00246
19621323
(-18 from 1961)
70
(-2 from 1961)
0.00345
19611305
(+149 from 1960)
72
(+15 from 1960)
0.00347
19601454
(-198 from 1959)
57
(-16 from 1959)
0.00274
19591256
(-136 from 1958)
73
(-16 from 1958)
0.00351
19581120
(-48 from 1957)
89
(-5 from 1957)
0.00431
19571072
(+61 from 1956)
94
(+11 from 1956)
0.00448
19561133
(-52 from 1955)
83
(-4 from 1955)
0.00403
19551081
(+12 from 1954)
87
(+6 from 1954)
0.00434
19541093
(-311 from 1953)
81
(-56 from 1953)
0.00407
1953782
(-43 from 1952)
137
(-7 from 1952)
0.00710
1952739
(+107 from 1951)
144
(+32 from 1951)
0.00757
1951846
(-101 from 1950)
112
(-21 from 1950)
0.00606
1950745
(+34 from 1949)
133
(+10 from 1949)
0.00756
1949779
(-82 from 1948)
123
(-20 from 1948)
0.00701
1948697
(-75 from 1947)
143
(-40 from 1947)
0.00821
1947622
(+29 from 1946)
183
(+36 from 1946)
0.01007
1946651
(-58 from 1945)
147
(-4 from 1945)
0.00911
1945593
(-40 from 1944)
151
(-21 from 1944)
0.01122
1944553
(-8 from 1943)
172
(-17 from 1943)
0.01259
1943545
(-54 from 1942)
189
(-40 from 1942)
0.01317
1942491
(-16 from 1941)
229
(+12 from 1941)
0.01647
1941475
(-15 from 1940)
217
(+5 from 1940)
0.01742
1940460
(-31 from 1939)
212
(-35 from 1939)
0.01795
1939429
(-41 from 1938)
247
(-52 from 1938)
0.02178
1938388
(-27 from 1937)
299
(-21 from 1937)
0.02619
1937361
(-1 from 1936)
320
(+10 from 1936)
0.02904
1936360
No change from 1935
310
(-2 from 1935)
0.02877
1935360
(-34 from 1934)
312
(-55 from 1934)
0.02871
1934326
(-6 from 1933)
367
(-12 from 1933)
0.03391
1933320
(-15 from 1932)
379
(-48 from 1932)
0.03623
1932305
(+3 from 1931)
427
No change from 1931
0.03860
1931308
(+4 from 1930)
427
(-24 from 1930)
0.03869
1930312
(-11 from 1929)
451
(-30 from 1929)
0.03866
1929301
(-15 from 1928)
481
(-43 from 1928)
0.04155
1928286
(+4 from 1927)
524
(-7 from 1927)
0.04383
1927290
(+12 from 1926)
531
(+44 from 1926)
0.04295
1926302
(-41 from 1925)
487
(-155 from 1925)
0.03959
1925261
(+14 from 1924)
642
(+65 from 1924)
0.05083
1924275
(+7 from 1923)
577
(+53 from 1923)
0.04453
1923282
(-12 from 1922)
524
(-52 from 1922)
0.04184
1922270
(-5 from 1921)
576
(-47 from 1921)
0.04617
1921265
(+9 from 1920)
623
(+62 from 1920)
0.04868
1920274
(-3 from 1919)
561
(+12 from 1919)
0.04510
1919271
(-4 from 1918)
549
(-15 from 1918)
0.04674
1918267
(+9 from 1917)
564
(+70 from 1917)
0.04691
1917276
(-9 from 1916)
494
(-19 from 1916)
0.04396
1916267
(+11 from 1915)
513
(+62 from 1915)
0.04725
1915278
(-11 from 1914)
451
(+75 from 1914)
0.04405
1914267
(+14 from 1913)
376
(+97 from 1913)
0.04720
1913281
(-10 from 1912)
279
(+5 from 1912)
0.04260
1912271
(-21 from 1911)
274
(+31 from 1911)
0.04670
1911250
(+25 from 1910)
243
(+44 from 1910)
0.05500
1910275
(-23 from 1909)
199
(-1 from 1909)
0.04743
1909252
(-4 from 1908)
200
(+4 from 1908)
0.05433
1908248
(+23 from 1907)
196
(+34 from 1907)
0.05528
1907271
(+5 from 1906)
162
(+16 from 1906)
0.04801
1906276
(-26 from 1905)
146
(-20 from 1905)
0.04658
1905250
(+14 from 1904)
166
(+23 from 1904)
0.05357
1904264
(-27 from 1903)
143
(-17 from 1903)
0.04890
1903237
(+11 from 1902)
160
(+6 from 1902)
0.05751
1902248
(-4 from 1901)
154
(+16 from 1901)
0.05494
1901244
(-3 from 1900)
138
(-39 from 1900)
0.05428
1900241
(+28 from 1899)
177
(+64 from 1899)
0.05571
1899269
(+18 from 1898)
113
(-1 from 1898)
0.04566
1898287
(-27 from 1897)
114
(-5 from 1897)
0.04158
1897260
(-6 from 1896)
119
(-7 from 1896)
0.04793
1896254
(+32 from 1895)
126
(+29 from 1895)
0.05000
1895286
(-27 from 1894)
97
(-15 from 1894)
0.03925
1894259
(+13 from 1893)
112
(+15 from 1893)
0.04746
1893272
(+4 from 1892)
97
(+4 from 1892)
0.04307
1892276
(+19 from 1891)
93
(+21 from 1891)
0.04135
1891295
(+22 from 1890)
72
(+9 from 1890)
0.03663
1890317
(+21 from 1889)
63
(+9 from 1889)
0.03124
1889338
(+5 from 1888)
54
(+5 from 1888)
0.02854
1888343
(-19 from 1887)
49
(+6 from 1887)
0.02587
1887324
(-13 from 1886)
43
(-2 from 1886)
0.02767
1886311
(+2 from 1885)
45
(+3 from 1885)
0.02927
1885313
(+55 from 1884)
42
(+13 from 1884)
0.02959
1884368
(-54 from 1883)
29
(-3 from 1883)
0.02108
1883314
(+38 from 1882)
32
(+7 from 1882)
0.02665
1882352
(+22 from 1881)
25
(+5 from 1881)
0.02161
1881374
(+61 from 1880)
20
(+5 from 1880)
0.02023
1880435
First SSA data recorded
15
First SSA data recorded
0.01537

American States Popularity Rankings for Ila

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#11732021#9762022#7112023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#6322021#10792022#5822023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#5372021#3742022#3652023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#5492021#4502022#5782023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#2442021#2892022#2182023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#6622021#6052022#5112023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#11752021#10672022#9732023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#6562021#6582022#3992023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#8882021#8192022#8492023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#6142021#6492022#7072023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#6092019#5182022#3932023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#5402017#6512022#2962023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#4992021#4202022#4242023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#5732021#5832022#4602023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#2552021#3202022#2792023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#5672021#6322022#7422023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#4852021#3182022#5072023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#3362021#3782022#4382023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#9702021#9262022#5032023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#4592021#4532022#2392023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#7872021#4902022#4482023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#6492021#5162022#8672023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#11522021#7662022#10072023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#3402021#3352022#3002023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#3641945#4171952#3482019

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#11802021#11832022#11002023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#4122021#4572022#5752023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#4761938#5071942#4791945

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#8062021#5422022#4602023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#7502021#8642022#5952023

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#1731941#1871946#2322021

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#9002019#8932022#7442023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#4492018#6492020#6892021

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#6072021#9822022#5252023

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#2001932#1901937#2312021

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#1701919#1941920#1661928

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#8202022#12552023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#8812015#9022023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#4302023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#2291933

Popularity Rankings for Ila in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#8162019#11322020#7322022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Ila a Name for Boys or Girls?

Ila is a lovely name for girls. With its serene meaning and beautiful sound, it’s a name suitable for daughters.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Ila

Ila in Famous People Names and Places

  • Ila Borders (Baseball Player, 1975): The first woman to pitch in a men's professional baseball league.
  • Ila Arun (Actress, 1954): An Indian actress, TV personality, and Rajasthani folk-pop singer, known for her works in Hindi cinema and Indian pop.
  • Ila Mitra (Revolutionary, 1925–2002): A prominent figure in the peasants' movement of the Indian subcontinent.
  • None
  • Ila City (Georgia, USA): A small city in Georgia, known for its incorporation in 1910 and its charming, close-knit community. The name Ila is derived from the Choctaw language meaning "dead" .

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