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Origin & history of Ilai1
Modern American roots
Ilai comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Sprout or young plant..
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How popular is Ilai?
2023
peak year
Today, Ilai is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #6898), with only about 17 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2023, 40 babies were given the name (ranked #3077 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Ilai has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 230 babies have been registered as Ilai since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
40
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,077)
(ranked #3,077)
17
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
170
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
230
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Ilai4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
I9
L3
A1
I9
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Ilai🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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