Name profile

Ilia

Georgian form of Elijah.

PronunciationGeorgian /i.li.ɑ/; Russian /ɪ.ˈlʲja/; Belarusian /i.ˈlʲja/
Usage languagesBelarusian, Bulgarian, Georgian, Old Church Slavic, Russian
US rank (2025)#2,421

Meaning and history

Ilia is the Georgian form of Elijah and also an alternate transcription of Russian Илья, Belarusian Ілья, and Bulgarian Илия, corresponding to Ilya or Iliya.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 8 births, rank #8,732
2007: 6 births, rank #10,921
2008: 7 births, rank #9,871
2009: 6 births, rank #10,994
2010: 5 births, rank #12,231
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: 6 births, rank #10,770
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: 7 births, rank #9,642
2015: 9 births, rank #8,040
20162016: 7 births, rank #9,664
2017: 12 births, rank #6,685
2018: 12 births, rank #6,703
2019: 8 births, rank #8,889
2020: 5 births, rank #12,022
20212021: 9 births, rank #8,166
2022: 6 births, rank #10,863
2023: 16 births, rank #5,666
2024: 24 births, rank #4,321
20252025: 56 births, rank #2,421

In 2025, 56 babies were recorded with the name Ilia, ranking #2,421 among boys.