Ilya
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Ilya is a Russian form of Elijah or Elias, meaning “the Lord is my God,” that began as a nickname and became a name in its own right.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Numerology for Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Ilya in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Ilya against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Ilya is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Ilya in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 38 boys were named Ilya, making it the #3128 boys' name in the US. Since 1966, 970 boys have been named Ilya, with the most (48) in 2018. It is most common, relative to births, in California and Texas.
In 2025, 26 girls were named Ilya, making it the #4987 girls' name in the US. Since 1961, 256 girls have been named Ilya, with the most (26) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in California.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
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Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Ilya in other languages
- Elias Dutch, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish
- Elías Icelandic, Spanish
- Ilija Serbian, Slovenian
- Илья Bulgarian, Russian
- Eliasz Polish
- Elies Catalan
- Ilias Dutch
- Ilie Romanian
- Ilja Dutch
- Illés Hungarian
- Élie French
- Ілля Ukrainian
- Илиян Bulgarian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Ilya
There are 9 towns and villages with Ilya in their name, in 6 countries.
🇷🇺 Russia 4🇮🇱 Israel 1🇳🇬 Nigeria 1🇴🇲 Oman 1🇵🇭 Philippines 1🇵🇰 Pakistan 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Mi‘ilyā | Northern District, 🇮🇱 Israel | 2,700 | Map |
| Al ‘Ilyā’ | Northeastern Governorate, 🇴🇲 Oman | – | Map |
| Ara-Ilya | Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray, 🇷🇺 Russia | – | Map |
| Basti Ilya | Punjab, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Dodo-Ilya | Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray, 🇷🇺 Russia | – | Map |
| Fate Ilya | Benue State, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
| Ilya | Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray, 🇷🇺 Russia | – | Map |
| Lua Ilya | Western Visayas, 🇵🇭 Philippines | – | Map |
| Ust’-Ilya | Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray, 🇷🇺 Russia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Ilya
There are 8 lakes and reservoirs with Ilya in their name.
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| Ozero Ilya-Lavayarvi | Karelia, 🇷🇺 Russia | Map |
| Ozero Ilya-Nautsi-Yarvi | Murmansk, 🇷🇺 Russia | Map |
| Ozero Ilya-N’yanam’yarvi | Murmansk, 🇷🇺 Russia | Map |
| Ozero Ilya-Pakhka-Lampi | Karelia, 🇷🇺 Russia | Map |
| Ozero Ilya-Pen”yarvi | Karelia, 🇷🇺 Russia | Map |
| Ozero Ilya-Sulkulampi | Karelia, 🇷🇺 Russia | Map |
| Ozero Ilya-Vieks’yarvi | Karelia, 🇷🇺 Russia | Map |
| Ozero Ilya-Yarvi | Karelia, 🇷🇺 Russia | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Ilya
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Ilya.
Ilya Abayev
Ilya Ilyin
Ilya Maksimov
Ilya Rybinski
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Fictional characters named Ilya
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
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