Ilya
“my God is Yahweh”
Unisex name, of Slavic origin. Lire en français
- most given unisex name in France
- 123rd
- births in 2023–2025
- 60
- babies born in France
- 1 in 30,303
- +3.1% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2022
Meaning and origin of Ilya
Ilya means “my God is Yahweh” and is of Slavic origin.
Popularity of Ilya in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2022.
- Over recent years, Ilya has been stable (+3.1% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ilya every 152 schools.
Ilya in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
23 babies in 3 years1 baby in 14,106
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
36 babies in 3 years1 baby in 44,283
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
167 babies in 3 years1 baby in 59,722
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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