Ilia

Meaning: Yahweh is my God
Origin: Variant of Elijah (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #2430 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Ilia is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1998, it stood at #2430 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 260 boys have been named Ilia along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 1 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#338 in Poland (2025) · #511 in Austria (2025) · #834 in Sweden (2025) · #926 in Ireland (2025) · #1,188 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,552 in France (2025) · #3,451 in Canada (2024).

Famous Ilias

Ilia Chavchavadze — Georgian public figure and writer; a saint of Georgian Orthodox Church (1837–1907)
Ilia II of Georgia — Patriarch of Georgia (1933–2026)
Ilia Topuria — Georgian and Spanish mixed martial artist (born 1997)
Ilia Vekua — Russian mathematician (1907–1977)
Ilia Malinin — American figure skater

What Ilias become

Among 368 notable people named Ilia:

Military figures appear 1.63× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ilia Odishelidze, Russian and Georgian general.

Similar names: Ilian · Zahari · Ilan · Shaya · Yosiah · Yaziel

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