Ilai is a very rare variant of Ila that peaked in 2023 and remains in steady use.
Ilai is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,448 for boy births in the United States (and #9,493 across all names), given to 23 babies. Ilai first appears in 2005 and peaked in 2023 (40 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | #4,619 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | #3,080 |
| 2022 | 33 | 38 | #3,492 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | #7,287 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | #9,950 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | #11,297 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #7,315 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #10,110 |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 | #5,403 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | #6,469 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #9,101 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #11,322 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #9,066 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #10,072 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | #8,561 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | #8,551 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #8,454 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | #9,497 |