Ila

Ila: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“earth”
Origin
Hindi
Say it
EYE-luh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Ila is an Indian name with Sanskrit roots, associated with the earth and also appearing in Hindu tradition as Ilā. In English usage it can also occur as a variant of Isla or Eila, but the Sanskrit origin is the clearest traditional source.

How popular is Ila?

2024126 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ila in 2024419

2024 rank#679 girls

Peak year1903

Total US babies since 188024,727

Ila is rising: use over the last five years is 2.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Ila

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Islaisland · Scottish
  • SiyaSita; furrow · Hindi
  • Jiyaheart; sweetheart · Hindi

Ila questions

What does the name Ila mean?

Ila means "earth". It comes from Hindi. Ila is an Indian name with Sanskrit roots, associated with the earth and also appearing in Hindu tradition as Ilā. In English usage it can also occur as a variant of Isla or Eila, but the Sanskrit origin is the clearest traditional source.

Is Ila a boy or girl name?

Ila is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ila?

419 US babies were named Ila in 2024. Its peak year was 1903.

How do you pronounce Ila?

Ila is usually pronounced EYE-luh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.