Ileah

♀ Girl

Pronounced eye-LEE-uh /aɪˈli.ə/Low

Meaning: Ileah is a modern respelling that reads through Aleah and Leah. Leah is a Hebrew name traditionally understood as weary or, in another reading, delicate, while Aleah is a later vowel-rich variant. The added I gives Ileah a soft, invented opening.Low

In 30 seconds: Ileah is a modern respelling read through Aleah and Leah, the Hebrew name. It surfaced late and stayed rare (said eye-LEE-uh).

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Origin LowHebrew, American

MeaningIleah is a modern respelling that reads through Aleah and Leah. Leah is a Hebrew name traditionally understood as weary or, in another reading, delicate, while Aleah is a later vowel-rich variant. The added I gives Ileah a soft, invented opening.

U.S. rank (2021)#14149 ↘ Falling

2021 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1981

Total births (all-time)≈ 286

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Ileah is best read as an invented respelling built on Aleah and Leah. The soft I opening and airy three-beat flow place it among the modern American names that reworked short, well-loved cores into new shapes.

US records show Ileah only from around nineteen-eighty onward and always in tiny numbers, a late arrival that stayed near the floor. A girl named Ileah then is still fairly young today.

Did you know? Ileah belongs to the wave of vowel-rich Leah spins, sitting near Aleah and Aliyah, where a fresh opening letter reshapes a familiar core sound.

Overall data confidence 30%

References - Ileah — Respelling read through Aleah/Leah; Hebrew Leah; late-appearing low-frequency records.

Variations

AleahLeahIliah

Nicknames

LeeIliLia

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Ileah mean?

Ileah reads through Aleah and Leah, the Hebrew name traditionally understood as weary or, in another reading, delicate.

How do you pronounce Ileah?

It is said eye-LEE-uh /aɪˈli.ə/, three beats with the stress in the middle.

Is Ileah a boy or girl name?

Ileah is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Ileah?

It has always been rare, given to only about a dozen girls a year since it appeared in the early nineteen-eighties.