Given name & surname
Ilori
“a special child; one who is treasured”
Ilori is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a special child; one who is treasured.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a special child; one who is treasured.”
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 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ilori through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 5 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 5 in 2004. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 328 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.
Ilori’s family of names
Ilori has a related form in Illorea. Ilori has a related form in Illorey. Ilori has a related form in Illori.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Illoreavariant
- Iloreavariant
- Iloreevariant
- Illoreyvariant
- Iloreyvariant
- Illoryvariant
- Iloryvariant
- Illorievariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Ilori, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
Omolara
“a welcomed daughter”
>99% girls
Sisi
“born on a Sunday”
>99% girls
Afua
“born on a Friday”
>99% girls