US rank #9340 Unisex name Peak 2011 184 births

Iliya — #9340 US boys' name

184 babies named Iliya in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s552010s862020s37
#9340
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Iliya was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

14 babies were named Iliya in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iliya

The Social Security Administration has registered 184 babies named Iliya between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Iliya currently holds the #9340 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Iliya is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 46 additional births since 2013.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iliya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Iliya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Iliya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iliya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 184 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Iliya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

184

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2011

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,340

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Iliya popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
14
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
46810121416 20242020201720142011200820051995 6

Iliya popularity over time — girls

46 total births recorded since 2013 (Iliya as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 46 births
4681012 2023202020192016201520142013 5

Iliya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
86 births that decade — 47% of Iliya's all-time total
1990s62000s552010s862020s37

Iliya by state

Where Iliya concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Iliya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 7.1%
California share of Iliya's total US births 7.1%

13 of 184 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iliya?
184 babies have been named Iliya since 1995. It currently ranks #9340 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 14 births.
When was Iliya most popular?
Iliya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Iliya most popular?
The top states for the name Iliya are California (13 births).
Is Iliya a unisex name?
Yes, Iliya is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 184 births, and as a girl's name it has 46 births.
How long has the name Iliya been used?
Iliya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Iliya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ilias, Ilijah, Ilian, Ilia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.