Name profile

Ilya

Russian and Belarusian form of Elijah.

PronunciationRussian /ɪ.ˈlʲja/; Belarusian /i.ˈlʲja/
Usage languagesBelarusian, Russian
US rank (2025)#3,128

Meaning and history

Russian and Belarusian variant of Elijah.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 26 births, rank #3,782
2007: 30 births, rank #3,511
2008: 22 births, rank #4,395
2009: 28 births, rank #3,721
2010: 32 births, rank #3,377
20112011: 42 births, rank #2,798
2012: 40 births, rank #2,905
2013: 34 births, rank #3,189
2014: 31 births, rank #3,456
2015: 36 births, rank #3,149
20162016: 27 births, rank #3,883
2017: 32 births, rank #3,440
2018: 48 births, rank #2,617
2019: 38 births, rank #3,103
2020: 38 births, rank #3,025
20212021: 38 births, rank #3,121
2022: 27 births, rank #3,995
2023: 34 births, rank #3,416
2024: 32 births, rank #3,524
20252025: 38 births, rank #3,128

In 2025, 38 babies were recorded with the name Ilya, ranking #3,128 among boys.