Iylah
Girl name · #2095 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 90 baby girls were named Iylah, placing it at #2095 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #8447, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 20,000 girls born in 2025 was named Iylah.
Babies named Iylah per year. Source: SSA.
The 18-year story
Iylah first appears in the Social Security records in 2007, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 91 babies and a rank of #2103. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Iylah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Iylah in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Iylah is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Iylah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Iylah is most common
State-level data for Iylah is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Iylah
Statistically, parents drawn to Iylah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ilah, Islah, Xylah, Zylah, and Aylah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Iylah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | #2076 |
| 2024 | 74 | #2434 |
| 2023 | 75 | #2397 |
| 2022 | 91 | #2103 |
| 2021 | 74 | #2416 |
| 2020 | 81 | #2216 |
| 2019 | 69 | #2538 |
| 2018 | 32 | #4357 |
| 2017 | 28 | #4811 |
| 2016 | 26 | #5130 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8447 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8966 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5834 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11257 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12153 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14959 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15242 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13924 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Iylah a popular girl name?
Iylah ranked #2095 among girls in 2025 with 90 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8447.
When was the name Iylah most popular?
Iylah peaked in 2022, when 91 American girls received the name (ranked #2103 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Iylah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 20,000 newborn American girls was named Iylah. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.