Unisex name · since 1965
Illya
Illya has 365 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 365
- born since 1965
- 1960s
- peak decade
Illya sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 365 recorded since 1965.
Illya has 365 recorded births among boys since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2024.
- #9,525 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 365 born since 1965
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Illya ranks #9,525 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 365 born since 1965, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 365
- born since 1965
- 1960s
- peak decade
Illya's 365 recorded births place it above 79.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Illya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Illya splits its recorded history at 1979: 20% of all births land in the more recent half, 80% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1966 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Illya popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2024
- Peak year (1966)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Illya popularity over time - girls
39 total births recorded since 1965 (Illya as girls' name)
Illya by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (213 births, 58% of the file).
1960s was Illya's strongest decade.
213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Illya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
213 births
- 1970s 85
1970s
85 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 213 births (58% of all-time use).
Illya by state
Where Illya concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 8 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
12 of 365 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Illya's decade-level peak was the 1960s (213 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Illyas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Illya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1965–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Illya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.