Ila

/ EYE-lah /
girlvintagemythicshortgoddess

“earth and speech” — Sanskrit

#6792024 rank
1925peak year
24,468babies named Ila since 1880
▲ +68%5-year trend

Ila popularity over 145 years

💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 192518801920196020002024

What does Ila mean?

Short form of various names ending in -ila; it also matches Ila, the Vedic goddess associated with the earth and sacred speech.

OriginSanskrit
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, mythic

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