Ilie
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ee-LEE-eh
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Ilie is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is Yahweh”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Ilie mean?
Hebrew: Romanian form of Elijah
“my God is Yahweh”
Romanian form of Elijah, the Old Testament prophet carried up to heaven in a chariot of fire.
Is Ilie a girl's or a boy's name?
Ilie is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ilie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Ilie, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2019, with 8 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Ilie than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Ilie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Ilie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
Names like Ilie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jesse, Albie, Theodore, Elijah, Elias, Isaiah, Tobias, Reggie, Matteo, Freddie, Ronnie, Frankie
Names related to Ilie
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ilie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ilie, updated 20 October 2026.