Name Ilja.

  • Name Ilja in modern Croatia

    Ilja is a dominantly male name, but sometimes female name, in Croatia exclusively Croatian. It is one of the relatively rare names in Croatia, with about twenty namesakes living there.

  • The relative popularity of names Ilja in Croatia

    The name Ilja was the most popular from years 1970 to 1976, when about 25% of the persons bearing this name were born. The peak year was 1976. It was the least popular from years 1945 to 1964.

  • Prevalence

    Name Ilja is present mainly in North-West Croatia, and scarcely in Dalmatia. Most of the persons named Ilja live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (less than ten), Dubrovnik (less than ten), Đurđenovac (less than ten).

  • Name Ilja around the globe

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  • Mentions in sources

    In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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