Illya - Meaning of Illya

What does Illya mean?

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[ 2 syll. il-lya, ill-ya ] The baby boy name Illya is pronounced as IHLYaa or IY-LYaa †. Illya is used chiefly in English and its origin is Hebrew. Illya is a variant of the name Elijah (English and Hebrew).

See also the related category hebrew.

Illya is a rare baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1966, 0.004% of baby boys were named Illya. Its ranking then was #827. The baby name has since dropped in popularity, and is today of very light use. In 2018, out of the group of boy names directly related to Illya, Elijah was the most widely used.

Baby names that sound like Illya include Ilia (Russian), Ilija (Slavic), Iliya (Russian and Slavic), Ilya (Russian and Czech), Ilie (Romanian), Iloe, Ilow, Ilowe, Elay, Eli (English, Hebrew, and Yiddish), Eloy (English and Spanish), Elu, Elwell, Ely (English and Hebrew), Ewould (Dutch), Iejiel, Ilio (English), Elia (Dutch, German, Italian, and Zuni), Elihu (French, Scandinavian, and Yiddish), and Elois.

† Pronunciation for Illya: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"