Name Ilija.

  • Name Ilija in modern Croatia

    Ilija is a male name, in Croatia mostly Croatian, but also Serbian. It is one of the most common names (among the top hundred) in Croatia, with over ten thousand namesakes living there.

  • The relative popularity of names Ilija in Croatia

    The name Ilija was the most popular from years 1930 to 1939. The peak year was 1930. It was the least popular from years 2003 to 2013.

  • Prevalence

    Name Ilija is relatively more common in the north of the country. Most of the persons named Ilija live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (over a thousand), Slavonski Brod (over four hundred), Rijeka (over two hundred). Relatively speaking, the city with the highest percentage of namesakes is Biskupija (2.01% of total population).

  • Name Ilija around the globe

    See the countries where name Ilija is common, frequency and prevalence at mondonomo.ai

  • Mentions in sources

    In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over four hundred times, the first time 1689 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

  • Do you know more?

    If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this name, or you want to know more about the name's origin and meaning Ilija.

    Preserve memories