Masculine dossier · first seen 1966
Ilya
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2018
Peak births
48
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Ilya
How many people are named Ilya?
An estimated 954 living Americans are named Ilya.
How rare is Ilya?
Ilya is very rare among babies today, with 38 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 20.8% from its 2018 peak.
How old is the typical Ilya?
The median age of a living American named Ilya is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 22 years old.
Is Ilya still popular?
Yes. Ilya is holding steady, with 38 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Ilya most common?
Ilya has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.0× more often than the national baseline.
1966Peak 20182025
Peak year
2018
Decline from peak
20.8%
2025
38
All-time
970
Where it lives now
Ilya is most concentrated in California — about 2.0× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Ilya is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.