Ila vs Mckinley
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Ila
a vintage name making a comeback
- Rank today
- #718
- Peak
- #237 (1903)
- Babies in 2025
- 390
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, MI
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Mckinley
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #712
- Peak
- #379 (2014)
- Babies in 2025
- 393
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- TX, GA, NC
The verdict
Mckinley is the more popular pick (#712 vs #718). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Mckinley is a name gently stepping back from its peak, Ila is a vintage name making a comeback.
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