Ilia
Ilia is a given name and variant of Ilya.
Meaning & Origin of Ilia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ilia is a given name and variant of Ilya.
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The Story of Ilia
As a girl name
Ilia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 43 Ilias were born — ranking #2,278 that year. As of 2026, Ilia ranks #7,106 for girls with 15 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 817 Ilias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ilia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1998, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 25 Ilias were born — ranking #4,235 that year. As of 2026, Ilia ranks #4,235 for boys with 25 births, rising sharply (+104% over the past five years). In total, more than 248 Ilias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Ilia
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Ilia II of Georgia (born 1933), current Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia
- Ilia Abuladze (1901–1968), Georgian historian, philologist and public figure
- Ilia Averbukh (born 1973), Russian ice dancer
- Ilia Beshkov (1901–1958), Bulgarian artist, writer, and pedagogue
- Ilia Braunstein (1908–1980), Belgian philatelist
- Ilia Calderón (born 1972), Colombian journalist
- Ilia Chavchavadze (1837–1907), Georgian writer, political figure, poet, and publisher
- Ilia Chernousov (born 1986), Russian cross country skier
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Names that sound like Ilia
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About the name Ilia
Ilia is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 817 births in the dataset. Ilia's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #2,278. Use the chart and map above to compare Ilia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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