Fun Facts About the Name Ilie
- 5 babies named Ilie: U.S. records list 5 babies given the name Ilie from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ilie Mean?
Ilie is the Romanian form of the Hebrew prophet's name Elijah, meaning "My God is Yahweh." The underlying Hebrew name is Eliyahu (אֵלִיָּהוּ), formed from El ("God"), the possessive element -i ("my"), and Yahu, a short form of the divine name Yahweh. In Greek the same name appears as Elias (Ηλίας), and Latin Christian texts also use Elias; Ilie is the Romanian form that developed from this biblical name rather than an independent name with its own meaning.
Ilie Name History & Origins
The name is tied to the prophet Elijah, whose stories appear in the Hebrew Bible in the books of Kings. Jewish and Christian tradition transmitted his Hebrew name Eliyahu in Greek as Elias (Ηλίας), the form familiar from the Septuagint and the New Testament, and Latin Christian writers used Elias as well. Romanian, whose early Christian vocabulary was influenced by Greek and Slavonic church traditions, uses Ilie for the prophet; in the Romanian Orthodox Church he is called Sfântul Ilie, and his feast is observed on July 20. The name also occurs as a Romanian surname. Romanian folk tradition links Sfântul Ilie with thunder and summer storms, but that association belongs to the saint's cult rather than to the name's etymology.
How Popular is the Name Ilie?
Ilie has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #12,868 in 2019.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #12,868 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Ilie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. You like to use the pen or the needle (writing, fashion design etc). You are loving, compassionate, intuitive and humanitarian. Runs of luck, either good or bad, follow you. You are sympathetic, but at times might be touchy and oversensitive. You may have a gift for writing. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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