Ilina
Ilyin or Ilin is a Russian masculine surname that is derived from the male given name Ilya and literally means Ilya's. Its feminine counterpart is Ilyina or Ilina.
- Bulgarian
- Macedonian
Meaning & Origin of Ilina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ilyin or Ilin is a Russian masculine surname that is derived from the male given name Ilya and literally means Ilya's. Its feminine counterpart is Ilyina or Ilina.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bulgarian
- Macedonian
The Story of Ilina
The earliest SSA record of Ilina as a baby girl name dates back to 1998, when 5 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Ilina — #8,021 in the national rankings. About 45% of every Ilina on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ilina ranks #9,057 for baby girls with 9 births, gradually falling (-12%). All told, over 208 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Ilina
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ilina. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Ilina
Ilina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 208 births in the dataset. Ilina's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #8,021. Use the chart and map above to compare Ilina'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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