Ilya name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl

Origin: Hebrew and English

Usage: Sanskrit, Russian, Czech, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish

Pronunciation: pronunciation of Ilya

ill-yuh

Meaning: The Lord is My God, Abbreviation of Elijah, My God is Jehovah, A Mythical Tree of Paradise and God is Gracious

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What does Ilya mean?
Variations of Ilya
How popular is Ilya?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Ilya
Sibling Names for Ilya
Famous People Named Ilya
Lists having Ilya

What does Ilya mean?

Unusual Ilya particulary is used in Norwegian, Czech, Finnish, Russian, Danish, Sanskrit and Swedish, meaning of Ilya is "The Lord is My God, Abbreviation of Elijah, My God is Jehovah, A Mythical Tree of Paradise or God is Gracious".

It is rooted from English and Hebrew is used as a gender insensitive name.

How do I pronounce Ilya?

The two syllabled name Ilya is pronounced, ill-yuh. There are multiple ways to say the baby name, i.e., eel-yuh.

Variants of Ilya

Ilan, Eilon

Names that rhyme with Ilya

How popular is the name Ilya?

Ilya is a unique baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1961 and was able to reach the top 3000 names. Recently in 2018, it ranked 2622nd when 47 boys were named Ilya.

There are over 846 babies that have been given the name Ilya in United States. Ilya is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, although it has been in use since 1997 but could not make beyond the top 2000.

Over 168 people have been named Ilya in England and Wales. In France, it has been in use since 1982 but could not make beyond the top 3000. Over 197 people have been named Ilya in France.

In Belgium, it has been in use since 1998 and achieved its top ranking of 560 in 2008. There are over 169 babies that have been given the name Ilya in Belgium.

However things change on global perspective, Ilya is extremely popular in Russia where every 1 in 200 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Belarus, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.

As per our evaluation, over 1190000 babies have been bestowed Ilya around the globe.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2023	3400	34	5727	21
2022	3965	27	7585	14
2021	3107	38	5063	25
2020	3019	38	6062	19
2019	3097	38	8118	13
2018	2612	48	6774	17
2017	3433	32	14093	6
2016	3873	27	7590	15
2015	3141	36	12992	7
2014	3452	31	9509	11

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Ilya in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	180	43	96	17
	298	0	0	0

Numerological analysis of Ilya

Help them improve instead of judging. You are a freethinker. If you want to play with the big players, act like one. You are a stubborn person who's ready for a change. You are intuitive but never use your intuition when it comes to making important decisions in life. You need to acquire personal independence and hit the road of success. Understanding others is your specialty, but you never expect people to do for you, what you are willing to do for them.

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Milada means Young is used typically as a baby girl name is came from Slavonic, Czech and Old Slavic is substantially used in Slavic

Sibling Names for Ilya

If you've chosen the name Ilya for your baby, you may be wondering what names go well with it. Here are some ideas for sibling names that complement Ilya's unique and stylish vibe. Each of these names has a distinct personality and charm that would make a great match for your little one's name.

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Famous people named Ilya

Ilya Ehrenburg, Jewish Soviet writer, Bolshevik revolutionary
Ilya Ilf, popular Soviet journalist and writer of Jewish origin
Ilya Berezhnykh, Russian navigator
Ilya Klyachko, pianist and piano teacher
Ilya Selvinsky, Russian poet, dramatist, memoirist, and essayist
Ilya Yelizarov, member of the State Duma of Russia
Ilya Shtemler, Soviet and Russian writer
Ilya Markov, Russian race walker
Ilya Miloslavsky, Russian boyar and diplomat
Ilya Rabinovich, Russian / Soviet chess master
Ilya Kan, Russian / Soviet International Master of Chess
Ilya Ostroukhov, Russian landscape painter and art collector; associated with the Peredvizhniki
Ilya Averbakh, Soviet film director
Ilya Rosliakov, Russian ski jumper
Ilya Gurevich, Soviet-born American chess grandmaster
Ilya Musin, Russian conductor
Ilya Prigogine, physical chemist and Nobel laureate noted for his work on dissipative structures
Ilya Frank, Soviet winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics
Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro, Soviet-born Israeli mathematician
Ilya Gruzinov, was professor of anatomy and physiology at Imperial Moscow University
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov, Russian and Soviet biologist
Ilya Lifshitz, leading Soviet theoretical physicist
Ilya Kovalchuk, Russian professional hockey player currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League
Ilya Repin, Russian realist painter
Ilya Ulyanov, Russian public figure
Ilya Kabakov, Russian - American conceptual artist
Ilya Glazunov, Russian artist from Saint Petersburg
Ilya Kaler, Russian-born violinist
Ilya Salkind, film and television producer,
Ilya Bryzgalov, Russian former professional ice hockey goaltender
Ilya Mashkov, Russian artist
Ilya Klebanov, Russian politician
Ilya Lagutenko, founder and lead singer of MTV Award-winning band Mumiy Troll
Ilya Tsymbalar, professional football player and coach
Ilya Yashin, Russian activist and liberal politician
Ilya Kaminsky, hard-of-hearing Ukrainian-born Russian-Jewish-American poet
Ilya Bolotowsky, leading early 20th-century painter in abstract styles
Ilya Fomitchev, Kazakhstani professional footballer
Ilya Golosov, Russian Soviet architect
Ilya Smirin, Israeli chess Grandmaster
Ilya Konovalov, retired male hammer thrower from Russia
Ilya Ilyin, Kazakhstani weightlifter
Ilya Kormiltsev, - d
Ilya Bondarenko, Russian-Soviet architect
Ilya, duo from Bristol, England
Ilya Byakin, retired ice hockey player
Ilya Maksimov, Russian football central midfielder
Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Russian film director
Ilya Zubov, Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League
Ilyana Delaruelle in 3 Days to Kill as Actress
Ilyana Kadushin in Side Effects as Actress
In 1994, Ilya Ilin characterized the role of N in film Maestro vor.
Ilya Klimenkov portrayed key character of N in 1990 drama, romance movie Papashka i mem.
In 1956, Ilya Nabatov portrayed the role of Ionel Mirya in drama, war film Za vlast Sovetov.
In 2006 crime and drama flick, Flesh.ka, Ilya Shakunov played Andrey.
In 1987 drama, romance movie, Moy lyubimyy kloun, Ilya Tyurin characterized N.
In 2016, Ilya Noskov portrayed the role of Murzin in adventure and history movie Kontributsiya.
In 2003 action and adventure flick, Checking the Gate, Ilya Gorovatsky portrayed Max.
Ilya Narodovoy characterized central character of N in 1993 drama flick S novym godom, Moskva!.
Ilya Lyubimov characterized the leading role of Vitaly in 2010 comedy and drama movie Neadekvatnye lyudi.
In 2017, Ilya Kovrizhnykh characterized the role of N in drama flick Turetskoe sedlo.
In 1989 crime, drama movie, Chasha terpeniya, Ilya Koldashov played N.

Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/

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