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Origin & history of Ilayah1
Modern American roots
Ilayah comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Heavenly or divine girl name..
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How popular is Ilayah?
2024
peak year
Ilayah first appears in the U.S. registration record in 2012. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2024, 9 babies received the name (ranked #10553). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #13719), with roughly 7 babies named Ilayah each year. Ilayah has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 60 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
9
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #10,553)
(ranked #10,553)
7
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
70
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
60
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Ilayah2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
I9
L3
A1
Y7
A1
H8
Sum: 29 → Life path 2
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Personality of Ilayah🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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