Elyas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- e-LY-as
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #630 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,263 for boys
Elyas is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is Yahweh”. In 2025 it ranked 630th for boys in the UK (66 babies) and 1,263rd for boys in the US (156 babies).
What does Elyas mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Elias, the Greek form of Elijah
“my God is Yahweh”
Spelling of Elias, the Greek form of Elijah, used by Christian and Muslim families; the Arabic form is Ilyas.
Is Elyas a girl's or a boy's name?
Elyas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 66 boys in the UK and 156 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elyas in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #630among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 66about 1 in 4,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 66 boys in the UK were named Elyas, making it the 630th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 896th.
2025 had the most boys named Elyas of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Elyas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 850 boys in the UK were given Elyas or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #74, up from #630 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 611th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Elyas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66 | #630 |
| 2024 | 55 | #711 |
| 2023 | 62 | #646 |
| 2022 | 51 | #732 |
| 2021 | 50 | #761 |
| 2020 | 36 | #896 |
| 2019 | 45 | #782 |
| 2018 | 41 | #850 |
| 2017 | 29 | #1,092 |
| 2016 | 27 | #1,133 |
| 2015 | 37 | #906 |
| 2014 | 35 | #925 |
| 2013 | 26 | #1,112 |
| 2012 | 22 | #1,278 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,433 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,452 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
How popular is Elyas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,263among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 156about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 156 boys in the US were named Elyas, making it the 1,263rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,451st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 164 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Elyas in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 9,016 boys in the US were given Elyas or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #18, up from #1,263 for this spelling alone.
Elyas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 156 | #1,263 |
| 2024 | 164 | #1,224 |
| 2023 | 155 | #1,248 |
| 2022 | 130 | #1,414 |
| 2021 | 131 | #1,397 |
| 2020 | 119 | #1,451 |
| 2019 | 125 | #1,407 |
| 2018 | 118 | #1,465 |
| 2017 | 90 | #1,725 |
| 2016 | 76 | #1,921 |
| 2015 | 57 | #2,299 |
| 2014 | 85 | #1,766 |
| 2013 | 75 | #1,877 |
| 2012 | 59 | #2,208 |
| 2011 | 67 | #2,016 |
| 2010 | 59 | #2,211 |
| 2009 | 58 | #2,251 |
| 2008 | 46 | #2,683 |
| 2007 | 55 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,152 |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,237 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,784 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,523 |
| 2002 | 28 | #3,184 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,060 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
Nicknames for Elyas
- Eli 421 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Elyas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elijah Ilyas Tobias Matteo Enzo Eli Asher Elis Ezra Ezekiel Noah Isaiah
Other spellings of Elyas
Names related to Elyas
More Hebrew names
Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Mateo Elsie Levi Eliana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elyas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elyas, updated 20 October 2026.