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Ilya

il-YAH

Popularity

#7031

stable

Letters

4

Syllables

2

Origin

Russian

Total Births

1,161

Peak Year

#65 in 2018

First Recorded

1961

Style

Spiritual & Biblical, Classic & Timeless

Spelling

Easy to spell

What It Means

A Russian form of Elijah, a Hebrew name meaning 'My God is Yahweh'.

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Numerology

1

The Leader

Independent, ambitious, and original. Names with this number carry pioneering energy.

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Personality Traits

IndependentCreativeIntelligentSpiritual

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