Ilya Kovalchuk
There are approximately 1 people named Ilya Kovalchuk living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ilya with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Kovalchuk. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Ilya
1.1K
Alive today
Named Kovalchuk
823
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.1K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2018
Average age: 16
Estimated bearers: 823
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #32,438
Per 100K: 0.24
Top ancestry: White (98.3%)
First name trend
Ilya: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ilya. The peak year was 2018 with 65 births. The average person named Ilya today is 16 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Kovalchuk surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Kovalchuk, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 98.3%.
- White98.3%
- Hispanic or Latino1.1%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Ilya has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0003% of the US population, based on 1,145 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Kovalchuk appears at a rate of 0.24 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0002%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Ilya Kovalchuk. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Ilya Kovalchuk: questions and answers
How many people are named Ilya Kovalchuk?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Ilya Kovalchuk. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0003%) with the surname frequency (0.24 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Ilya Kovalchuk?
We classify Ilya Kovalchuk as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Ilya a male or female name?
Ilya is predominantly unisex. Out of 1,161 total SSA registrations, 80.2% were male and 19.8% were female. See the full Ilya profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.