Ila is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ila means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ila across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ila has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ila is a girl name of English origin meaning “island, or from the island”. A variant of Isla or a short form of names ending in ila.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 25,120 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 277 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ila per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1925 (649/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2013 (20/yr).
Ila has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1925, when it ranked #475 nationally (given to 649 babies that year).
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