Ilija
Male#165 most common in Croatia6,211 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- My God is Yahweh
- Origin:
- Hebrew
About the name Ilija
Croatian form of Elijah, from Hebrew Eliyahu; the Old Testament prophet Elijah.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- July 20 (sv. Ilija prorok)
Popularity with newborns
Ilija has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
6,211 people in Croatia are called Ilija, according to the 2021 census. That is #165 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Ilija is recorded in every Croatian county.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.