Ilia is the Georgian form of πElijah (from the Hebrew name ΧֱΧִΧָּΧΧּ (ΚΎEliyyahu) meaning: "my God is Yahweh"). It is also an alternate transcription of Russian ΠΠ»ΡΡ or Belarusian ΠΠ»ΡΡ (see πIlya) or Bulgarian ΠΠ»ΠΈΡ (see πIliya).
πNameberryπ describes Ilia as the "international variation of the popular Elijah" and notes it is "currently a unisex option in the US." It is also put upon their π
Olympic πΆBaby πNames πlist.
The most Ilias live in πAlaska π₯Ά yet πFlorida supposedly has over 200 babies with the name. My Name Stats points out, "The SSA data also shows that Ilia is used as a girl's name 90% of the time."
I'm torn on whether I like or dislike the name πIlia... π€ The name Ilia is a completely, refreshing new π name to me so it gets points ✔ for that. When I first saw it, I actually got the pronunciation πIlia (pro. Ill-lia) correct! ππΎ But then finding out it's a variation of Elijah, I say it too: Ill-ly-a. ππΎ♀️
The thing about Ilia that irks me is, it's tricky π΅π« looking. The 'I' and 'l' look "wrong" π€¨ next to each other... I'd also prefer πIlia more so used for a πgirl's name because it sounds like a girl's name and looks like one... π€·πΎ♀️
Nevertheless, πIlia is an interesting (looking π§) name. I'm sure it will have a short-lived growth spurt rising π on the πname charts π with skater Ilia Malinin making waves and bringing the name into popular culture.
♀️Female Version of πILIA:
πILIANA
πI like the feminine version better because it sounds prettier and more girly with 'Ana' added. ππΎ
πSTATS ON THE NAME πIlia:
https://www.mynamestats.com/
☔πIRN RATING OF πIlia: π/π OR πππππ/10
