Given name & surname
Ilie
“Jehovah is my God”
Ilie is a form of Elias. In Hebrew use, Elias carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ilie is a form of Elias. In Hebrew use, Elias carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ilie connects to the Elijah name family through Ilias. An origin associated with Elijah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Romanian usage, Ilie developed from אליה. In Romanian usage, Ilie developed from Ἠλίας.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2019. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ilie 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
Ilie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 5 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 boys is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 453 as a first name in 2020; 331 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ilie’s family of names
Ilie has a feminine form in Ilinca. In Romanian usage, Ilie has a conventional equivalent in the English form Elijah. Ilie is a form of Elias.
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Around the world
Ilie has relatives in 8 languages.
8 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ilie
- Ilie NăstaseRomanian tennis player and politicianborn 1946
- Ilie BolojanRomanian politician (born in 1969)
- Ilie DumitrescuRomanian association football player and coachborn 1969
- Ilie Verdeț51st Prime Minister of Romania (1979-1982)1925–2001
- Ilie BalaciRomanian footballer (1956–2018)
- Ilie SánchezSpanish footballerborn 1990
- Ilie SubășeanuRomanian footballer (1906-1980)
- Ilie BărbulescuRomanian footballer (1957-2020)
- Ilie MateiOlympic wrestler, silver medalist at 1984 Summer Olympicsborn 1960
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