Given name
Iliya
“from the ancient city”
Iliya is a variant of Ilia. One Greek interpretation is “from the ancient city.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Iliya is a variant of Ilia. One Greek interpretation is “from the ancient city.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Iliya 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 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Iliya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 240
- 194 boys · 46 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,876 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,876 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 437 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Iliya
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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