Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 20% girls / 80% boys
Origin: RussianIlya, Iliya, Ilia, Ilja, Ilija, or Illia is the East Slavic form of the male Hebrew name Eliyahu, meaning "My God is Yahu/Jah." It comes from the Byzantine Greek pronunciation of the vocative of the Greek Elias. It is The diminutive form is Iliusha or Iliushen'ka.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ilya yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,765 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,141 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,349 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,203 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,678 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,741 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,817 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,831 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,327 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,225 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,618 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,710 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,540 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,742 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,516 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,462 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,893 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,227 |
| 2003 | 32 | #3,018 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,480 |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,275 |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,828 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,541 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,450 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,762 |
| 2010 | 32 | #3,401 |
| 2011 | 42 | #2,822 |
| 2012 | 40 | #2,923 |
| 2013 | 34 | #3,225 |
| 2014 | 31 | #3,491 |
| 2015 | 36 | #3,181 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,921 |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,479 |
| 2018 | 48 | #2,623 |
| 2019 | 38 | #3,121 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,044 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,145 |
| 2022 | 27 | #4,028 |
| 2023 | 34 | #3,442 |
| 2024 | 31 | #3,623 |
