girls:
214 births since 1961
#5502 (4th percentile)
boys:
900 births since 1966
#3689 (20th percentile)
overall:
1.1k births since 1961
#6625 (14th percentile)
The name Ilya is the #6,625 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,114 recorded births since 1961. This represents the 14.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 14.4% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,689 (19.5% percentile) for all time with 900 births since 1966. For girls, it ranks #5,502 (3.7% percentile) for all time with 214 births since 1961.
Ilya first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1961 (1961 for girls and 1966 for boys). Birth data for Ilya is available in 42 out of the 63 years between 1961 and 2023 (40 years for boys and 19 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Ilya has been given predominantly to boys, with 80.8% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 61.8% of babies named Ilya were boys. Interestingly, until around 1966, the name was more popular for girls (100.0% girls from 1961 to 1965), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (81.2% boys from 1966 to 2023).
For boys, Ilya reached its peak popularity in 2018, achieving the 4.7% percentile (ranked #870) with 25 births per million. The name was most common in 2018, with 25 births per million (ranked 4.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Ilya ranks #882 for boys (3.2% percentile) with 19 births per million, which is 75.2% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Ilya reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 2.1% percentile (ranked #916) with 14 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 14 births per million (ranked 2.1% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Ilya ranks #931 for girls (1.7% percentile) with 12 births per million, which is 86.0% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Ilya".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Ilya. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 68.9% confident that Ilya is pronounced as IHL-yuh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is EEL-yuh, at 31.1% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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