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IlaiIn Hebrew: עילאי · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: עִילָּאִי
Ilai (Hebrew: עילאי) is a boy's name of Aramaic origin. 10,579 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 403 boys and ranked #45. Its peak year was 2013, with 701 babies.
- People in Israel
- 10,579
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 403
- rank #45
- Peak year
- 2013
- 701 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Ilai
In Hebrew letters the name is עילאי, read right to left. Ilai is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.
We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.
Ilai by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Ilai
How do you write Ilai in Hebrew?
Ilai is written עילאי in Hebrew (with vowel points: עִילָּאִי). Hebrew is read right to left.
How many people in Israel are named Ilai?
10,579 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name עילאי: 92 women and 10,487 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Ilai a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 99.1% of the people named עילאי are men.
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.