Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ilah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1891. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ilah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,788
- 0 boys · 1,788 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 70 babies
- 2025
- 54
- #3,046 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +46%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 54 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,046 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 46.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Ohio had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 589 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ilah’s family of names
Ilah may belong to the same name family as ILLAH. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Ilah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Myla
“one who is merciful”
>99% girls
Isla
“from the island”
>99% girls
Willa
“will” · “desire”
>99% girls
Nyla
“from the Nile river”
>99% girls
Lilah
“night” · “born at night”
>99% girls
Ayla
“from the oak tree”
>99% girls
Briella
Briella is a feminine given name from Hebrew.
>99% girls
Ariella
“a lioness of God” · “a lion of God”
>99% girls