The baby name Ilo is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EE-lo (IPA: /ˈi.lo/).
Ilo is Finnish in Origin.
The baby name Ilo is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EE-lo (IPA: /ˈi.lo/).
Ilo is Finnish in Origin.
Ilo is a short, luminous Finnic name meaning “joy, delight,” taken directly from the Finnish noun ilo. The root goes back to Proto-Finnic *ilo and appears across the branch: Karelian and Veps retain ilo with the same sense, while Estonian’s cognate is ilu “beauty.” Used as a unisex given name in Finland, Ilo conveys cheer and lightness in just two syllables.
Documented in Finnish registers since the 20th century, it remains uncommon but has gained favor amid the rise of nature and word names; it also turns up sporadically in early‑20th‑century United States records, mostly for girls. Variants and related forms include Ilona - popular in Hungary and Finland and often linked by folk etymology to ilo - as well as the regional Finnic forms noted above. Whatever the setting, the meaning stays constant: gladness, merriment, and simple joy.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| GE | 0 | #39 | 6 | 997 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #70 | 42 | 2,055 |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2013 | #175 | 2 | 1,514 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2021 | #182 | 2 | 1,578 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #197 | 4 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #210 | 2 | 3,402 |
| PL | 0 | #211 | 2 | 2,600 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #225 | 3 | 4,141 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| NG | 0 | #264 | 9 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #269 | 5 | 6,912 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #279 | 20 | 5,122 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Boys | 2023 | #304 | 6 | 2,601 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #324 | 31 | 5,096 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #337 | 4 | 6,459 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #384 | 4 | 2,865 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| Germany | 0 | #425 | 13 | 2,542 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #489 | 10 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #495 | 11 | 12,621 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #554 | 8 | 10,655 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #606 | 77 | 3,552 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #617 | 9 | 10,983 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #675 | 113 | 15,093 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #711 | 28 | 3,895 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #728 | 24 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #762 | 77 | 4,949 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #800 | 152 | 16,906 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #881 | 12 | 7,044 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #910 | 7 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #934 | 19 | 5,697 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 4 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 8 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,102 | 27 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,152 | 25 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,164 | 48 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,367 | 105 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,411 | 36 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,604 | 11 | 28,008 |
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