Is Ilia a boy or girl name?

Ilia is a unisex name. Of the 1,077 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 76.2% were girls and 23.8% were boys. It changed hands in 2024, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Ilia

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Ilia was most popular in 2025, when 90 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,792 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,792, with 90 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,077 people named Ilia.

Ilia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ilia’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ilia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ilia is a unisex name — 76.2% of the 1,077 Americans given it were girls and 23.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 2024 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 52% girls and 48% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org