Ily
Ily was the 3311th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2496th; the most babies were born in 2015 (72). Over the last ten years it has moved down 799 places. More babies were named Ily in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,311 girls, up 395 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 47girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201572 babies
- Total since 1880
- 995babies recorded
Ily popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,311 | 47 |
| 2020 | #3,706 | 40 |
| 2010 | #3,590 | 44 |
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How popular is Ily, counting every spelling?
Ily is the most common spelling of a name family that had 67 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 67 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ily | 47 | #3,311 | 277 |
| Iley | 10 | #9,709 | 51 |
| Ilee | 5 | #15,801 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ily?
47 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ily (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ily born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 179 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ily.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ily?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Ily are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Ily a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ily by state
How common Ily was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×), Texas (1.6×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ily: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ily, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ily
How popular is the name Ily?
Ily was the 3311th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2496th; the most babies were born in 2015 (72). Over the last ten years it has moved down 799 places. More babies were named Ily in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ily a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ily in the US.
Where is Ily most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ily was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Florida.