Given name

Iliah

“from the ancient city”·“Jehovah is my God”

Iliah is a variant of Ilia. One Greek interpretation is “from the ancient city.” Iliah is a variant of Ilya. In Russian use, Ilya carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Iliah is a variant of Ilia. One Greek interpretation is “from the ancient city.” Iliah is a variant of Ilya. In Russian use, Ilya carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Iliah is a variant of Ilia. An origin associated with Ilia is Greek.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Iliah through the years

Babies since 1880
27
0 boys · 27 girls
Most popular year
2009
6 babies
2025
0
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2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Iliah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1999–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Iliah’s family of names

Iliah has a related form in Ilya. Iliah has a related form in Ilia.

Walk Iliah’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Iliah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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