The baby name Illya is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ilˈja/ (approx. "il-YAH" or "ILL-yuh").
The baby name Illya is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ilˈja/ (approx. "il-YAH" or "ILL-yuh").
Illya is Hebrew, Ukrainian in Origin.
Illya is an East Slavic masculine name ultimately from the Hebrew Eliyahu, carried into Greek as Elias and into Slavic as Ilya. In Ukrainian the standard form is Illia/Illya (Ілля), while Russian uses Ilya (Илья); related spellings include Ilia and Ilja, with cognates Elijah and Elias in English and Western Europe. The meaning is “Yahweh is my God.” Common diminutives include Ilyusha (Russian) and Ilko (Ukrainian).
The name gained wide use after the Christianization of Rus’, tied to veneration of the Prophet Elijah and to the legendary hero Ilya Muromets. The double‑l English spelling Illya entered wider awareness through the Cold War–era TV character Illya Kuryakin, and persists in diaspora communities following Ukrainian transliteration norms. Today Illya/Illia remains familiar across Ukraine and among Slavs worldwide, while Ilya, Ilia, Ilja, Elias, and Elijah serve as recognized variants in different languages and scripts.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #299 | 7 | 6,530 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #336 | 5 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #357 | 11 | 7,951 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #493 | 13 | 12,621 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #535 | 14 | 10,655 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #558 | 8 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #589 | 19 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #624 | 9 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #888 | 5 | 7,044 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #906 | 25 | 5,610 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #909 | 8 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #931 | 22 | 5,697 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #950 | 45 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,371 | 101 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Illya is popular in 38 countries — most recent births per country:
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