Given name
Ileah
“from the ancient city”
Ileah is a variant of Ilia. One Greek interpretation is “from the ancient city.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ileah is a variant of Ilia. One Greek interpretation is “from the ancient city.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ileah is a variant of Ilia. An origin associated with Ilia is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ileah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 286
- 0 boys · 286 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 269 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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