Iylah
Iylah was the 2086th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 90 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,561 places. More babies were named Iylah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Iyla) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #2,086 girls, up 142 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 90girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202291 babies
- Total since 1880
- 723babies recorded
What does the name Iylah mean?
Iylah is a spelling of Iyla, pronounced the same way, so it shares Iyla's meaning and origin.
Iyla is a modern American spelling with no documented origin. It may be a variant of Isla or of Ayla, which Wiktionary records as a Turkish girls' name. US records show occasional use from 1929, with most use recent. Isla, which Wiktionary records as the name of Scottish rivers, and Ayla have different origins, so even a confirmed link would not settle a meaning. Because the source is not documented, we do not give Iyla one.
How sure is this? Not documented. No dictionary documents Iyla; links with Ayla or Isla are guesses from sound.
Related names: Ayla, Isla, Ila, Iylah.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ayla' (Turkish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Isla' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Iylah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,086 | 90 |
| 2020 | #2,228 | 81 |
| 2010 | #15,718 | 6 |
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How popular is Iylah, counting every spelling?
Iylah is a spelling of Iyla, a name family that ranked #479 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,086 for Iylah on its own. Together these spellings went to 662 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyla | 572 | #525 | 2,377 |
| Iylah | 90 | #2,086 | 404 |
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 Iylah?
90 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Iylah (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Iylah 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 93 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Iylah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Iylah?
About 700 people born in the US named Iylah are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 7. That makes Iylah 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.
Iylah by state
How common Iylah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 39 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 Iylah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Iylah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Iylah
How popular is the name Iylah?
Iylah was the 2086th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 90 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,561 places. More babies were named Iylah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Iylah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Iylah in the US.
Where is Iylah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Iylah was most common in Indiana (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Ohio.