The first name Ila
A girl’s name from Sanskrit.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Borrowed from Sanskrit इला (ilā).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 6 girls were named Ila, making it the 3,705th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2013, with 20 births (#1,537).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ila with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ila at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 390 girls born in the United States were named Ila, the 718th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1925, when 642 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Ila
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ila MitraBangladeshi activist, 1925–2002
More Sanskrit girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Ila mean?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit इला (ilā).
- What is the origin of the name Ila?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit इला (ilā).
- How popular is the name Ila?
- In 2025, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Ila, ranking 3,705th. Its peak was 2013, with 20 births.
- Is Ila a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 25,120 US babies named Ila since 1880 were girls.
- When was Ila most popular?
- 1925 in the United States, when 642 babies were named Ila, its highest rank at 261st.