Given name & surname
Ilo
Ilo is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “of the sunshine; filled with joy Пloe, Ilow, Ilowe.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “of the sunshine; filled with joy Пloe, Ilow, Ilowe.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ilo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 779
- 67 boys · 712 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,361 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,361 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 259 as a first name in 2020; 198 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ilo’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Ilo shares a linguistic root with the Estonian form Üllo. In Finnish usage, Ilo shares a linguistic root with the Estonian form Ülo.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ilo
- Ilo WallaceSecond Lady of the United States (1888-1981)
- Ilo Mitkë QafzeziAlbanian writer1889–1964
- Ilo MosashviliGeorgian and Soviet screenwriter and writer (1896-1954)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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