Ilkka

Finnish

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly:

• a vernacular form of Old Swedish Illughi
• derived from ilo, like Ilola, Ilonen
• a Karelian vernacular form of Elias
• a vernacular form of Iisak

The given name derives from the surname in honor of Jaakko Ilkka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈilkːɑ/, [ˈilkːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ilkːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ilk‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): Ilk‧ka

Proper noun

Ilkka

1. a Finnish surname
   1. (historical) Jaakko Ilkka (hanged in 1597), leader of a Finnish peasant uprising (Cudgel War).
2. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Ilkka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk–k gradation)
nominative		Ilkka	Ilkat
genitive		Ilkan	Ilkkojen
partitive		Ilkkaa	Ilkkoja
illative		Ilkkaan	Ilkkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Ilkka	Ilkat
accusative	nom.	Ilkka	Ilkat
	gen.	Ilkan
genitive		Ilkan	Ilkkojen Ilkkain rare
partitive		Ilkkaa	Ilkkoja
inessive		Ilkassa	Ilkoissa
elative		Ilkasta	Ilkoista
illative		Ilkkaan	Ilkkoihin
adessive		Ilkalla	Ilkoilla
ablative		Ilkalta	Ilkoilta
allative		Ilkalle	Ilkoille
essive		Ilkkana	Ilkkoina
translative		Ilkaksi	Ilkoiksi
abessive		Ilkatta	Ilkoitta
instructive		—	Ilkoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Ilkka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk–k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ilkkani Ilkkani accusative nom. Ilkkani Ilkkani gen. Ilkkani genitive Ilkkani Ilkkojeni Ilkkaini rare partitive Ilkkaani Ilkkojani inessive Ilkassani Ilkoissani elative Ilkastani Ilkoistani illative Ilkkaani Ilkkoihini adessive Ilkallani Ilkoillani ablative Ilkaltani Ilkoiltani allative Ilkalleni Ilkoilleni essive Ilkkanani Ilkkoinani translative Ilkakseni Ilkoikseni abessive Ilkattani Ilkoittani instructive — — comitative — Ilkkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ilkkasi Ilkkasi accusative nom. Ilkkasi Ilkkasi gen. Ilkkasi genitive Ilkkasi Ilkkojesi Ilkkaisi rare partitive Ilkkaasi Ilkkojasi inessive Ilkassasi Ilkoissasi elative Ilkastasi Ilkoistasi illative Ilkkaasi Ilkkoihisi adessive Ilkallasi Ilkoillasi ablative Ilkaltasi Ilkoiltasi allative Ilkallesi Ilkoillesi essive Ilkkanasi Ilkkoinasi translative Ilkaksesi Ilkoiksesi abessive Ilkattasi Ilkoittasi instructive — — comitative — Ilkkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ilkkamme Ilkkamme accusative nom. Ilkkamme Ilkkamme gen. Ilkkamme genitive Ilkkamme Ilkkojemme Ilkkaimme rare partitive Ilkkaamme Ilkkojamme inessive Ilkassamme Ilkoissamme elative Ilkastamme Ilkoistamme illative Ilkkaamme Ilkkoihimme adessive Ilkallamme Ilkoillamme ablative Ilkaltamme Ilkoiltamme allative Ilkallemme Ilkoillemme essive Ilkkanamme Ilkkoinamme translative Ilkaksemme Ilkoiksemme abessive Ilkattamme Ilkoittamme instructive — — comitative — Ilkkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ilkkanne Ilkkanne accusative nom. Ilkkanne Ilkkanne gen. Ilkkanne genitive Ilkkanne Ilkkojenne Ilkkainne rare partitive Ilkkaanne Ilkkojanne inessive Ilkassanne Ilkoissanne elative Ilkastanne Ilkoistanne illative Ilkkaanne Ilkkoihinne adessive Ilkallanne Ilkoillanne ablative Ilkaltanne Ilkoiltanne allative Ilkallenne Ilkoillenne essive Ilkkananne Ilkkoinanne translative Ilkaksenne Ilkoiksenne abessive Ilkattanne Ilkoittanne instructive — — comitative — Ilkkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ilkkansa Ilkkansa accusative nom. Ilkkansa Ilkkansa gen. Ilkkansa genitive Ilkkansa Ilkkojensa Ilkkainsa rare partitive Ilkkaansa Ilkkojaan Ilkkojansa inessive Ilkassaan Ilkassansa Ilkoissaan Ilkoissansa elative Ilkastaan Ilkastansa Ilkoistaan Ilkoistansa illative Ilkkaansa Ilkkoihinsa adessive Ilkallaan Ilkallansa Ilkoillaan Ilkoillansa ablative Ilkaltaan Ilkaltansa Ilkoiltaan Ilkoiltansa allative Ilkalleen Ilkallensa Ilkoilleen Ilkoillensa essive Ilkkanaan Ilkkanansa Ilkkoinaan Ilkkoinansa translative Ilkakseen Ilkaksensa Ilkoikseen Ilkoiksensa abessive Ilkattaan Ilkattansa Ilkoittaan Ilkoittansa instructive — — comitative — Ilkkoineen Ilkkoinensa

Derived terms

• Ilkko

Statistics

• Ilkka is the 69^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 10,670 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,987 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• Ilkka is the 2126^th (tied with 8 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 386 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• kalki, lakki, likka