Meaning A boy's name of Russian origin, it means "Abbreviation of Elijah 'My God is Jehovah'." Origin of Ilya Russian , Slavic Popular Middle Names Pronunciation 🔊 Listen Ilya ILYah Similar Names Gyuszi Matysh Mishe Pyotr Ivanhoe Elyas Eleazaro Anatolii Boryenka Fjodor Year by Year Popularity of Ilya