Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Ilia

Meaning Ilia is a given name and variant of Ilya Gender Unisex · 76% girls Rank 2025 #4,217 Trend ↑ Rising 86%

Ilia is a given name and variant of Ilya.

Rank 2025
#4,217
among girls · ↑3,525 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
90
named Ilia · +137% vs 2024
How common
1 in 47,273
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
90 babies
All-time total
1,077
#8,581 all-time among girls
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Ilia popularity over time

1,077 babies have been named Ilia since 1912, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 10 – 10 1 – #3,178
1920s 17 – 17 2 +70% #4,648
1930s 5 – 5 1 -71% #4,621
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 23 – 23 2 – #4,276
1960s 64 – 64 6 +178% #4,311
1970s 58 – 58 6 -9% #5,201
1980s 162 – 162 16 +179% #2,294
1990s 101 13 114 11 -30% #6,249
2000s 107 61 168 17 +47% #7,093
2010s 168 66 234 23 +39% #5,571
2020s (to 2025) 106 116 222 37 +58% #4,217

Where Ilia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 37 0.02 outside top 500
2027 40 0.02 outside top 500
2028 42 0.03 outside top 500
2029 44 0.03 outside top 500
2030 46 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Ilia

Ilia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,217 in 2025 with 34 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 1,077 American babies have been named Ilia, about 76% girls and 24% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 90 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ilia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ilia?

The median living Ilia is about 19 years old; half are between 7 and 40. An estimated 1,000 people named Ilia are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ilia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 34 #4,217 56 #2,430
2024 14 #7,742 24 #4,361
2023 17 #6,768 16 #5,759
2022 11 #9,291 6 #11,401
2021 18 #6,504 9 #8,429
2020 12 #8,612 5 #12,804
2019 9 #10,810 8 #9,205
2018 17 #6,912 12 #6,860
2017 23 #5,571 12 #6,853
2016 14 #8,159 7 #10,065
2015 13 #8,640 9 #8,292
2014 21 #6,078 7 #10,037
2013 21 #6,107 – –
2012 20 #6,433 6 #11,324
2011 16 #7,567 – –
2010 14 #8,425 5 #12,983
2009 13 #9,085 6 #11,519
2008 8 #13,049 7 #10,290
2007 12 #9,778 6 #11,448
2006 11 #10,169 8 #9,029
2005 10 #10,408 8 #8,588
2004 6 #14,840 7 #9,296
2003 9 #10,752 – –
2002 14 #7,568 6 #9,844
2001 15 #7,093 8 #7,821
2000 9 #10,204 5 #11,041
1995 13 #6,792 – –
1990 14 #6,249 – –
1985 8 #7,824 – –
1980 43 #2,294 – –
1975 6 #8,354 – –
1970 8 #6,003 – –
1965 10 #4,311 – –
1960 5 #6,722 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 5 #5,338 – –
1920 – – – –
1915 5 #4,579 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Ilia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ilia II of Georgia Ilia II of Georgia Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church from 1977 to 2026 b. 1933 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Ilia Kulik Ilia Kulik Russian figure skater b. 1977 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Ilia Chavchavadze Ilia Chavchavadze Georgian poet and politician; Georgian Orthodox Church saint (1837–1907) 19th century
  4. 4 Ilia Chernousov Ilia Chernousov Russian cross-country skier b. 1986 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Ilia Vekua Georgian mathematician 1907–1977 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ilia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ilia?

The median living Ilia is about 19 years old. Half of all living Ilias are between 7 and 40 years old.

How many people named Ilia are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Ilia are alive in the United States, based on 1,077 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ilia mean?

Ilia is a given name and variant of Ilya.

How popular is the name Ilia in 2025?

Ilia ranked #4,217 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 34 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ilia?

1,077 babies have been named Ilia in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ilia most popular?

Ilia peaked in 2025, when 90 newborns received the name.

Is Ilia a boy or girl name?

Ilia is used for both: about 76% of babies named Ilia have been girls and 24% boys.

Is the name Ilia rising or falling?

Ilia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ilia become more popular?

Ilia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 46 girls named Ilia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ilia?

Well-known people named Ilia include Ilia II of Georgia (religious figure), Ilia Kulik (skater), Ilia Chavchavadze (writer).

Names like Ilia

Names that sound and feel close to Ilia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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