Iliya
Iliya is a name of Bulgarian origin. It may refer to:Iliya Bekyarov (1938–2015), Bulgarian footballer Iliya Dimitrov, Bulgarian footballer Iliya Dyakov, Bulgarian footballer Iliya Dzhamov, Bulgarian footballer Iliya Gruev, Bulgarian footballer Iliya Karapetrov, Bulgarian footballer Iliya Iliev, Bulgarian footballer Iliya Lazarov, Bulgarian politician Iliya Milanov, Bulgarian footballer Iliya…
Meaning & Origin of Iliya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Iliya is a name of Bulgarian origin. It may refer to:Iliya Bekyarov (1938–2015), Bulgarian footballer Iliya Dimitrov, Bulgarian footballer Iliya Dyakov, Bulgarian footballer Iliya Dzhamov, Bulgarian footballer Iliya Gruev, Bulgarian footballer Iliya Karapetrov, Bulgarian footballer Iliya Iliev, Bulgarian footballer Iliya Lazarov, Bulgarian politician Iliya Milanov, Bulgarian footballer Iliya…
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The Story of Iliya
As a girl name
Iliya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2013, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 10 Iliyas were born — ranking #9,608 that year. As of 2026, Iliya ranks #9,608 for girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 46 Iliyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Iliya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1995, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 14 Iliyas were born — ranking #5,945 that year. As of 2026, Iliya ranks #8,947 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 184 Iliyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Iliya
Iliya is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 184 births in the dataset. Iliya's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #5,945. Use the chart and map above to compare Iliya'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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