Given name & surname
Ilka
Ilka is used as a given name and a surname. Ilka is connected with ILoNa.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Hungarian use, Ilka is used as an affectionate form of ILoNa.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ilka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 249
- 0 boys · 249 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 19 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 6 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 774 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.
Ilka’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Ilka is a diminutive of Ilona. In Macedonian usage, Ilka is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Илка. Ilka is an affectionate form of Ilona.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Ilka has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ilka
- Ilka ŠtuhecSlovenian alpine skierborn 1990
- Ilka GedőHungarian artist (1921-1985)
- Ilka AgricolaGerman mathematicianborn 1973
- Ilka GrüningAustrian actress of Jewish descent (1876-1964)
- Ilka Van de VyverBelgian volleyball playerborn 1993
- Ilka SoaresBrazilian actress (1932–2022)
- Ilka SemmlerGerman beach volleyball playerborn 1985
- Ilka MinorAustrian rally co-driverborn 1975
- Ilka PálmayHungarian singer and actress (1859–1945)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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