Ilias
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ee-LEE-as
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,304 for boys
Ilias is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is the Lord”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 2,304th for boys in the US (60 babies).
What does Ilias mean?
Hebrew: Greek form of Elijah
“my God is the Lord”
The Greek form of Elijah, the Old Testament prophet taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire.
Is Ilias a girl's or a boy's name?
Ilias is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 60 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ilias in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Ilias, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,317th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 22 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ilias in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Ilias in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,311 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,341 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,317 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,391 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Ilias in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,304th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 60 about 1 in 28,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 60 boys in the US were named Ilias, making it the 2,304th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,979th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 66 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Ilias in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ilias in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | #2,304 |
| 2024 | 66 | #2,190 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,627 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,086 |
| 2021 | 36 | #3,240 |
| 2020 | 39 | #2,979 |
| 2019 | 49 | #2,625 |
| 2018 | 56 | #2,354 |
| 2017 | 44 | #2,754 |
| 2016 | 34 | #3,292 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 34 | #3,232 |
| 2013 | 41 | #2,802 |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,176 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 2010 | 42 | #2,825 |
| 2009 | 29 | #3,637 |
| 2008 | 41 | #2,878 |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2006 | 33 | #3,225 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,168 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,523 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,060 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Names like Ilias
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elias, Tobias, Isaiah, Elijah, Matteo, Ilyas, Isaac, Ibrahim, Noah, Matias, Asher, Matthias
Names related to Ilias
More Hebrew names
Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, 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, “Ilias: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ilias, updated 20 October 2026.