Ilia
38% girls · 62% boys
About Ilia
This international variation of the popular Elijah might also be written as Iliya, Ilya, Ilja, and Ilija. It is currently a unisex option in the US.
Ilia for girls#4217 US
Three syllables in only four letters is quite a feat, but that's exactly what you get with Ilia, a versatile, unisex option with various origins. It could derive from the Greek Iliana, which could denote someone from Illium, or it could be a feminine form of Ilian, a form of Elijah. Alternatively, it is a Basque form of Julia, or a Bulgarian feminine form of Ilya, with again links back to Elijah. Currently a gender neutral option in the US, it may be exclusively masculine elsewhere.
Pronounced IL-yuh.
As of November 2026, Ilia ranked #2430 for boys and #4217 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2294 for girls in 1980, Nameberry popularity #731 for boys.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,343 | 24 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #2,430 | 56 | #4,217 | 34 |
World rankings
Ilia for boys
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- Ilia IIBoy
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- Ilia Alexandrovich KulikBoy
Russian Figure Skater
- Ilia Izyaslavovich AverbukhBoy
Russian ice dancer
- Ilia Alexeyevich TkachenkoBoy
Russian ice dancer who competes for Israel
- Ilia MalininBoy
American figure skater
Ilia in pop culture
- IliaGirl
character in Mozart's "Idomeneo"
- IliaGirl
character in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"
- IliaGirl
character in "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess", daughter of the mayor of Ordon
- Ilia aka Rhea SilviaGirl
mother of Romulus and Remus in Roman mythology
- Ilia AmitolaGirl
character from RWBY