Ilya
Ilya was the 3153rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2623rd with 48 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 29 places. More babies were named Ilya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,153 boys, down 109 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38boys
- Girls and boys
- 38% girls, 62% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201848 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,226babies recorded
Ilya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,027 | #3,153 | 26 | 38 |
| 2020 | #6,167 | #3,044 | 19 | 38 |
| 2010 | #12,742 | #3,402 | 8 | 32 |
| 2000 | — | #3,462 | — | 24 |
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| 1980 | #8,470 | — | 7 | — |
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How popular is Ilya, counting every spelling?
Ilya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 38 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 38 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya | 38 | #3,153 | 169 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ilya?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ilya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ilya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ilya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ilya?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Ilya are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 22. That makes Ilya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ilya by state
How common Ilya was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Ilya
How popular is the name Ilya?
Ilya was the 3153rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2623rd with 48 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 29 places. More babies were named Ilya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ilya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 38% girls, 62% boys given the name Ilya in the US.
Where is Ilya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ilya was most common in Washington (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and New York.