NameTides

Iylah

Iylah was the #2,076 girls' name in the US in 2025 (90 babies), and #1,454 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Iylah as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Iylah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUSCanada
Iylah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,076 (90)#1,454 (21)—#3,478 (5)
2024#2,434 (74)#1,302 (25)—#2,445 (8)
2023#2,397 (75)#941 (37)——
2022#2,103 (91)#1,058 (32)—#2,133 (9)
2021#2,416 (74)#1,128 (30)—#2,377 (8)
2020#2,216 (81)#916 (39)——
2019#2,538 (69)#881 (41)—#2,374 (8)
2018#4,357 (32)#920 (40)—#2,587 (7)
2017#4,811 (28)#715 (57)——
2016#5,130 (26)#975 (37)——
2015#8,447 (13)#1,204 (28)——
2014#8,966 (12)#1,299 (25)——
2013#5,834 (22)#2,649 (9)——
2012#11,257 (9)#1,809 (16)#815 (3)—
2011#12,153 (8)#2,150 (12)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,076.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2007.

How common is it?

about 1 in 18,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 12,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Iylah is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 19,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 23,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Iylah by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #916INOhio: #1,134OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,830CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Iylah (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
IylahCanadaGirls#3,4785
IylahEngland & WalesGirls#1,45421
IylahNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
IylahScotlandGirls—too few
IylahUSGirls#2,07690