Given name & surname
Ilea
“Jehovah is my God”·“from the ancient city”
Ilea is a variant of Ilias. In Hebrew use, Ilias carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.” Ilea is a variant of Ilia. One Greek interpretation is “from the ancient city.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ilea is a variant of Ilias. In Hebrew use, Ilias carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.” Ilea is a variant of Ilia. One Greek interpretation is “from the ancient city.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ilea is a variant of Ilia. An origin associated with Ilia is Greek. Ilea connects to the Elijah name family through Ilias. An origin associated with Elijah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ilea connects to the Elijah name family through Ilias. The history of Elijah gives this family its wider story. Elijah appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ilea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 247
- 0 boys · 247 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 24 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 300 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ilea’s family of names
Ilea has a related form in Ilia. Ilea has a related form in Ilias. In Greek usage, Ilea as a surname is a transliteration of Ηλέα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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