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Illya

  • Origin Belarusian
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 410

Illya is a boy's name. In 2024 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Illya is a name of Belarusian origin.
  • Peaked in 1966, when 89 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1965.

Illya over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

244
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Illya by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 244
1970s 85
1980s 16
1990s 17
2000s 13
2010s 11
2020s (to 2024) 18

How popular is Illya?

In 2024, Illya was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Illya is used

England & Wales #5,773 3 in 2016
United States #11,666 13 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Illya

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Illya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Illya

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Illya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Illya

How popular is the name Illya?

In 2024, Illya was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Illya a girl's or a boy's name?

Illya is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Illya most popular?

Illya peaked in 1966, when 89 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.