Meaning of the nameIla
- Female
- I-la
Ila is a short two-syllable female name whose origin in Brazil is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,387 people named Ila, the 6,625th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Ila is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,387
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,625
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,630
- people
Ila in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ila, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (227 people).
1,357 women 30 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Ila is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ila in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.003%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 294 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 176 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 110 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 106 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 106 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 93 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 48 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 45 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 44 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 43 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 30 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 26 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ila
The origin of Ila as a Brazilian name is uncertain. Behind the Name records Ila as a Hindi female name, with the Sanskrit sense of 'earth' or 'speech', and Wiktionary also gives Ila as a Hungarian diminutive of Ilona, but the origin of the Brazilian use is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,387 people named Ila, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará. It is almost always a female name.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Ila · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Ila · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Ila
What does the name Ila mean?
The meaning of Ila is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Ila in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,387 people with the first name Ila, which ranks it number 6,625 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ila a boy's or a girl's name?
Ila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,357 women and 30 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ila most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Ila (294 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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