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Origin & history of Ilya1
Hebrew / Russian roots
Ilya comes from the Hebrew / Russian tradition, meaning My God is Yahweh, God is the Lord.
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How popular is Ilya?
2018
peak year
Today, Ilya is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #3361), with only about 50 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2018, 48 babies were given the name (ranked #2623 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Ilya's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 1,161 babies have been registered as Ilya since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
48
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,623)
(ranked #2,623)
50
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
500
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,161
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Ilya2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
I9
L3
Y7
A1
Sum: 20 → Life path 2
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Personality of Ilya🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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