Ilaria is a distinctive choice, ranked #1097 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ilaria in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1097
About the Name Ilaria
Ilaria has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 84 places in five years. It was most popular in 2023 at #742 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1999.
Ilaria is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ilaria
Unlikely. With around 31 UK babies named Ilaria per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ilaria in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ilaria has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 84 places in the last five years. Its peak was #742 in 2023. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Ilaria is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ilaria include: Ilaria Spada — Ilaria Spada is an Italian actress, born in the Agro Pontino district to an Italian father and a Sicilian-Tunisian mother.; Ilaria Pino — Ilaria Pino is an Italian softball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.; Ilaria Fontana — Ilaria Fontana is an Italian politician from the Five Star Movement..
Ilaria does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ilarias in the wild.
31
UK babies named Ilaria (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 84 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ilaria
Likely around 1 other Ilaria in the class
UK Popularity (1999–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ilaria
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ilaria Spada is an Italian actress, born in the Agro Pontino district to an Italian father and a Sicilian-Tunisian mother. Spada participated as anchorwoman in Zecchino d'oro on Rai 1 and Libero on Rai 2, and appeared on a cover of the weekly magazine Panorama.
Ilaria Fontana is an Italian politician from the Five Star Movement. She is a member of the Chamber of Deputies and was Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of the Ecological Transition in the Draghi Government.
Ilaria Galbusera is an Italian deaf female model, beauty pageant contestant, and volleyball player. She has represented Italy at the Deaflympics in 2009, 2013, and 2017 as a volleyball player.
Ilaria del Carretto was an Italian noblewoman, and the second wife of Paolo Guinigi, the lord of Lucca from 1400 to 1430. She is mainly remembered for her very fine (though empty) tomb, sculpted by Jacopo della Quercia in Lucca Cathedral.
Ilaria Salis is an Italian politician, activist, writer and teacher. She was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2024 for the Green and Left Alliance.
Ilaria Bacciocchi is a Sammarinese Party of Socialists and Democrats politician, member of the Council of Twelves since 2024 and the Grand and General Council since 2024.
Ilaria Cucchi is an Italian human rights activist and politician. She has campaigned for investigation of the death in police custody of her brother, Stefano Cucchi.