Unisex name · since 1966
Ilya
970 babies named Ilya in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,232 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,145 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 970
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
970 babies have been named Ilya since 1966, making it today's #3145 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Ilya recorded 970 times among boys since 1966, holding rank #3145 nationally today, ahead of 77% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #5,232 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,145 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 970 born since 1966
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilya ranks #5,232 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,145 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 970 born since 1966, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,232 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,145 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 970
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ilya's 970 recorded births place it above 88.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ilya compares
970 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ilya's all-time total is 163% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ilya | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 970 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ilya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ilya's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ilya popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Ilya popularity over time - girls
256 total births recorded since 1961 (Ilya as girls' name)
Ilya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (360 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Ilya's strongest decade.
360 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Ilya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 109
1990s
109 births
- 2000s
2000s
247 births
- 2010s
2010s
360 births
- 2020s
2020s
207 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 360 births (37% of all-time use).
How Ilya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ilya's total volume
Ilya by state
Where Ilya concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 128 | 13.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 37 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Washington | | 35 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
128 of 970 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ilya's data
- Ilya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (360 total births) through the 2020s (207) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ilyas (128 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ilya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
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, 1966–2025 (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 Ilya 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.