Ilia
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- EE-lee-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,421 for boys
Ilia is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is the Lord”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 2,421st for boys in the US (56 babies).
What does Ilia mean?
Hebrew: Georgian form of Elijah; also a spelling of Russian Ilya
“my God is the Lord”
Ilia Chavchavadze, the 19th-century writer, is revered as a father of modern Georgia.
Is Ilia a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ilia has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 5 boys in the UK and 34 girls and 56 boys in the US.
How popular is Ilia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Ilia, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 7 boys. 3 girls were also named Ilia in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Ilia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Ilia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Ilia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,421st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 56 about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 284% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 56 boys in the US were named Ilia, making it the 2,421st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. It first appears in the records in 1998. 34 girls were also named Ilia in 2025 (4,171st for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ilia of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Ilia in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 66% of the babies named Ilia in the US in 2017, and 38% in 2025.
Ilia in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | #2,421 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
Names like Ilia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ibrahim, Matteo, Musa, Zakariya, Ezra, Ilyas, Isaiah, Elijah, Luca, Elias, Eesa, Ismail
Names related to Ilia
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie, Levi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ilia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ilia, updated 20 October 2026.