The baby name Iliya is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ee-LEE-yah (IPA: /iˈliːjə/).
Iliya is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Iliya is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ee-LEE-yah (IPA: /iˈliːjə/).
Iliya is Hebrew in Origin.
Iliya is a Slavic form of the biblical name Elijah, stemming from Hebrew Eliyahu via Greek Elias. It means “Yahweh is my God.” The spelling Iliya (Cyrillic Илия) is especially prevalent in Bulgaria and North Macedonia, anchored by strong Eastern Orthodox devotion to the prophet Elijah/Elias. Medieval church calendars and popular saint veneration ensured steady use, and the name remains familiar across the Balkans, with a traditional name day on 20 July in many Orthodox communities.
Variants include Ilya (Russian), Ilia (Georgian; also used in Bulgaria and Greece alongside Ilias/Ηλίας), Ilija (Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian), Illia or Illya (Ukrainian), Ilie (Romanian), and the broader cognates Elias/Elías and English Elijah; the Semitic and Anatolian counterpart is Ilyas/İlyas. Related feminine forms such as Iliyana/Iliana occur in Bulgarian naming. Across languages, the name carries connotations of faith, steadfastness, and divine allegiance embedded in its theophoric meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BG | 0 | #77 | 6 | 1,799 | |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #81 | 1 | 756 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #93 | 184 | 3,850 |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #128 | 4 | 3,473 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #136 | 2 | 1,769 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #178 | 5 | 1,509 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| RU | 0 | #186 | 9 | 3,641 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #223 | 4 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #227 | 5 | 4,221 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| NG | 0 | #247 | 18 | 5,926 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #257 | 33 | 6,578 |
| IL | 0 | #275 | 8 | 6,291 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #276 | 265 | 12,621 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #299 | 8 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #325 | 1,379 | 16,906 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #328 | 5 | 5,862 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #388 | 4 | 2,846 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #411 | 147 | 10,162 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #428 | 121 | 10,655 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #432 | 179 | 10,983 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| LY | 0 | #518 | 18 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #518 | 6 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #540 | 6 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #676 | 7 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #683 | 8 | 13,263 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #692 | 95 | 15,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #693 | 5 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #875 | 56 | 5,610 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #885 | 8 | 7,044 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #905 | 10 | 8,600 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #924 | 29 | 5,697 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #934 | 18 | 5,873 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #964 | 31 | 24,821 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,165 | 12 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,192 | 20 | 19,440 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,440 | 32 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,600 | 15 | 28,008 |
Iliya is popular in 52 countries — most recent births per country:
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