How Many People Are Named Ilya?
people named Ilya are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 282,934 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,226 babies named Ilya in Social Security records from 1961 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
65 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Russian form of ELIJAH.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ilya, 21% were girls and 79% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Ilya rose from 5.2% in the 1990s to 36.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ilya alive today is about 14 years old, and 92% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 20 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ilya first appears in the records in 1961 and was given most often in 2018, to 65 babies. In 2025, 64 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1961 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ilya has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,622, in 2018. In 2025 it ranked #3,152. Among girls, its best rank was #5,026, in 2025.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,152 | #5,026 |
| Best rank | #2,622 (2018) | #5,026 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,141 in the 2010s | #5,955 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ilya alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ilya were born in California than in any other state: about 133 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ilya was given about 4.3 times as often in California.
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