The baby name Ilya is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EEL-ya (English), [ˈilʲa] (Russian IPA).
Ilya is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Ilya is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EEL-ya (English), [ˈilʲa] (Russian IPA).
Ilya is Hebrew in Origin.
Ilya is the East Slavic form of the biblical Elijah, ultimately from Hebrew Eliyahu (“my God is Yahweh”). The name passed through Greek Elias (Ilias) into Old East Slavic after the Christianization of Kievan Rus’, and has been used continuously in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. Written Илья in Cyrillic, it is typically pronounced eel-YAH.
Transliterations and regional variants include Ilia, Ilja (German/Scandinavian), Illya/Illia (Ukrainian), and Iliya (Bulgarian); related forms are Elijah and Elias (English), Ilias (Greek), and Ilyas (Arabic/Turkish). Common Russian diminutives are Ilyusha and Ilyushka. The feast of the Prophet Elijah on the Orthodox calendar (2 August, Gregorian) traditionally marks the name day. Cultural resonance runs from the legendary hero-saint Ilya Muromets to modern bearers such as painter Ilya Repin and Nobel laureate Ilya Prigogine. The name conveys steadfast devotion through its theophoric meaning while remaining brief and widely recognizable.
| Ilya Ehrenburg Ilya Ehrenburg was a Soviet writer and journalist best known for his wartime reporting and influential prose. He wrote the novel The Thaw, which gave its name to a whole era in Soviet history, and also published the memoir People, Years, Life. | Ilya Naishuller Ilya Naishuller is a Russian film director and musician best known for the action films Hardcore Henry and Nobody. Born in 1983, he has built a reputation for fast-paced, inventive action filmmaking. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| Germany | Boys | 2020 | #1 | — | 431 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #23 | 10,213 | 12,621 |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #34 | 3 | 614 |
| EE | 0 | #36 | 2 | 1,051 | |
| RU | 0 | #45 | 292 | 3,641 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #70 | 623 | 6,578 |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| KZ | 0 | #75 | 16 | 1,452 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #79 | 3 | 756 |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| LT | 0 | #88 | 1 | 949 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #94 | 32 | 2,087 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #120 | 10 | 3,473 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #129 | 3 | 1,400 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #134 | 4 | 1,769 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #147 | 5 | 2,166 |
| PS | 0 | #161 | 58 | 5,692 | |
| CR | 0 | #162 | 4 | 5,526 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #168 | 955 | 10,983 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #180 | 3 | 1,509 |
| CZ | 0 | #184 | 3 | 3,154 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #184 | 623 | 10,655 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| IL | 0 | #204 | 71 | 6,291 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #206 | 14 | 3,850 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #209 | 3 | 3,402 |
| PL | 0 | #211 | 2 | 2,600 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| IR | 0 | #226 | 6 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #235 | 70 | 6,530 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| Canada | Girls | 2020 | #279 | 5 | 2,919 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #291 | 16 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 7,909 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #299 | 37 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #320 | 11 | 12,352 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #325 | 8 | 5,862 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #326 | 6 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #356 | 12 | 7,951 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| NL | 0 | #379 | 13 | 2,481 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #381 | 7 | 2,865 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #390 | 38 | 2,041 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #398 | 8 | 3,185 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #404 | 95 | 11,913 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| Germany | 0 | #428 | 10 | 2,542 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #434 | 120 | 10,162 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #475 | 13 | 10,188 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #493 | 12 | 11,303 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| LY | 0 | #519 | 17 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #542 | 4 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #570 | 17 | 18,916 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #578 | 105 | 3,552 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #649 | 19 | 13,071 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #685 | 6 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #702 | 13 | 4,183 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #732 | 8 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #737 | 7 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #761 | 7 | 11,684 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #789 | 208 | 24,821 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #818 | 12 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #862 | 31 | 7,044 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #872 | 15 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #877 | 76 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #877 | 75 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #881 | 50 | 5,610 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #901 | 16 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #926 | 26 | 16,906 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #932 | 24 | 5,933 |
| MA | 0 | #953 | 176 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #989 | 4 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 5 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,025 | 9 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,057 | 36 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,070 | 107 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,085 | 27 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,145 | 67 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,173 | 11 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,341 | 131 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,603 | 12 | 28,008 |
Ilya is popular in 74 countries — most recent births per country:
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