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Ilyas

Boy

Meaning of Ilyas: Arabic & Persian: 'my God is Yahweh'

Ilyas is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 1085th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 201st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1085

200 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#201

250 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,196

First recorded 1976 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 6 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 17 babies20002001: 24 babies2002: 26 babies2003: 37 babies2004: 38 babies2005: 40 babies2006: 38 babies2007: 43 babies2008: 52 babies2009: 59 babies2010: 54 babies20102011: 74 babies2012: 85 babies2013: 87 babies2014: 92 babies2015: 86 babies2016: 100 babies2017: 108 babies2018: 108 babies2019: 111 babies2020: 116 babies20202021: 98 babies2022: 122 babies2023: 154 babies2024: 158 babies2025: 200 babies
US babies named Ilyas per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 200.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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