unisex name
Ilia
- Origin Georgian
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,436
Ireland
#948
2025 births
Ilia is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 66% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 90 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Ilia is a name of Georgian origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 90 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 36,838 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
Ilia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 17 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1950s | 23 |
| 1960s | 64 |
| 1970s | 58 |
| 1980s | 162 |
| 1990s | 114 |
| 2000s | 168 |
| 2010s | 234 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 222 |
How popular is Ilia?
In 2025, Ilia was given to 90 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ilia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ilia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ilia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ilia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Ilia in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Ilia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ilia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ilia
How popular is the name Ilia?
In 2025, Ilia was given to 90 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ilia a girl's or a boy's name?
Ilia is used for both girls and boys. About 66% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Ilia most popular?
Ilia peaked in 2025, when 90 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ilia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ilia currently ranks #948 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.