Iliyas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- il-YAHS
- Origin
- Hebrew
Iliyas is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is Yahweh”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Iliyas mean?
Hebrew: variant of Ilyas, the Arabic form of Elijah
“my God is Yahweh”
Variant of Ilyas, the Arabic form of Elijah, a prophet in both the Bible and the Quran.
Is Iliyas a girl's or a boy's name?
Iliyas is a boys' name.
How popular is Iliyas in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Iliyas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Iliyas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
Names like Iliyas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa, Muhammad, Ibrahim, Zayd, Zayaan, Ayyub, Zayan, Amir, Mustafa, Zakariya, Arham, Abdullah
Names related to Iliyas
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Iliyas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/iliyas, updated 20 October 2026.