Iliya
Fewer than 80 men in Poland carry it, so most Poles have never met one. A Hebrew name at root, a form built on the phrase "my god is Yahweh," and given only to boys.
Iliya Pronunciation
Iliya is pronounced eel-YIH-ah (/ilˈjɨa/).
What Iliya means
Where Iliya comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Iliya comes from the Hebrew Eliyahu, and the name is really a short sentence. It says "my god is yahweh." The two halves, eli and yah, press a declaration into a few syllables.
The oldest bearer stands in the Hebrew Bible. Elijah the prophet confronts kings and drought, and his name announces whose side he is on. Every later form, from Greek Elias onward, keeps that Hebrew root.
Meaning and origin are one thing here. To carry Iliya is to carry that claim about God. A child called Iliya in a Polish szkoła register sits in a long line of the name. The spelling looks eastern. The root does not move. Written in Polish letters it still reads "mój bóg jest jahwe."
How many people are named Iliya
1 in 280871 men in Poland is named Iliya. 76 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #4094 among male names.