How Many People Are Named Iliya?
people named Iliya are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,436,070 people in the US has this name
Based on 240 babies named Iliya in Social Security records from 1995 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
21 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Bulgarian form of ELIJAH.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Iliya, 19.2% were girls and 80.8% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Iliya alive today is about 11 years old, and 97% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 16 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Iliya first appears in the records in 1995 and was given most often in 2020, to 21 babies. In 2025, 10 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1995 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Iliya has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #6,053, in 2011. In 2025 it ranked #7,872. Among girls, its best rank was #9,873, in 2023.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,872 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #6,053 (2011) | #9,873 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,358 in the 2010s | #19,015 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Iliya alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Iliya were born in California than in any other state: about 13 of those alive today.
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