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Girl name

Illa

100% girls · 10 born in 2025

Illa has been given to about 1,800 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1926, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 767
Median age today79 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Illa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1926 · 58
  • Born in 202510
  • All time1,800

How popular is Illa?

Its best year was 1926, when 58 babies were given the name, ranking 983rd. The typical living American called Illa is about 79 years old today.

Names that sound like Illa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ila0.95
  2. Iyla0.95
  3. Willa0.82
  4. Isla0.81
  5. Lilla0.82
  6. Mila0.76
  7. Lila0.76
  8. Iola0.76

Middle names for Illa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Illa Josephine0.84
  2. Illa Rose0.83
  3. Illa Louise0.83
  4. Illa June0.82
  5. Illa Pearl0.82
  6. Illa Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Illa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.86
  2. Winonasister · 0.83
  3. Mavissister · 0.82
  4. Harlanbrother · 0.78
  5. Cleoeither · 0.78
  6. Juniorbrother · 0.77

Where Illa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Illa White0.78
    2. Illa Reyes0.78
    3. Illa Nguyen0.78
    4. Illa Moore0.78
    5. Illa Lee0.78
    6. Illa Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Illa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.