Is Iylah a boy or girl name?

Iylah is a girl’s name. Of the 723 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Iylah

Recorded 2007–2025 · United States

Iylah was most popular in 2022, when 91 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,811 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,792, with 90 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 723 people named Iylah.

Iylah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Iylah’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Iylah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Iylah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 723 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Iylah

Where Iylah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 3.0×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org