How Many People Are Named Ilia?

1,019

people named Ilia are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 335,412 people in the US has this name

Based on 1,077 babies named Ilia in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#10,472

πŸ’ŽπŸ’Ž Very Rare

Rank Among Gender-Neutral Names

#761

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Peak Year

2025

90 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

πŸ“– Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: Georgian, Russian, Bulgarian, Old Church Slavic
Pronunciation: i-LYA (Russian)
Gender: Primarily Male

Meaning:

Georgian form of ELIJAH. It is also a variant transcription of Russian ILYA or Bulgarian ILIYA.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

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⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
75.1%
Male
24.9%

Of the babies given the name Ilia, 75.1% were girls and 24.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Ilia fell from 100% in the 1980s to 47.7% in the 2020s.

πŸ‘₯ Age Distribution

The average person named Ilia alive today is about 23 years old, and 66% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 40 in 2025.

Under 30 670
65.8%
30 to 59 293
28.8%
60 and over 55
5.4%

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Over Time

Ilia first appears in the records in 1912, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 90 babies.

Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025

πŸ† Rank History

Ilia has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,294, in 1980. In 2025 it ranked #4,216. Among boys, its best rank was #2,430, in 2025.

GirlsBoys
Rank in 2025#4,216#2,430
Best rank#2,294 (1980)#2,430 (2025)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#7,128 in the 2010s#4,968 in the 2020s

πŸ“ State-Wise Distribution

People named Ilia alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Ilia were born in New York than in any other state: about 34 of those alive today.

New York 34
Texas 27
California 25

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