Ilyaas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- il-YAHS
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,220 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Ilyaas is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is the Lord”. In 2025 it ranked 1,220th for boys in the UK (25 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Ilyaas mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Ilyas, the Arabic form of Elijah
“my God is the Lord”
Ilyas is the Quranic name of the prophet Elijah.
Is Ilyaas a girl's or a boy's name?
Ilyaas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ilyaas in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,220among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 69% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the UK were named Ilyaas, making it the 1,220th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd.
2025 had the most boys named Ilyaas of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Ilyaas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 311 boys in the UK were given Ilyaas or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #193, up from #1,220 for this spelling alone.
- Ilyas 282
- Ilyaas 25
- Illyas 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,153rd in England and Wales.
Ilyaas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,220 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,311 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 24 | #1,229 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,591 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Ilyaas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Ilyaas, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Ilyaas in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 211 boys in the US were given Ilyaas or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #957, up from #7,190 for this spelling alone.
- Ilyas 200
- Ilyaas 11
Ilyaas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
Names like Ilyaas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Ibrahim Muhammad Zayaan Zayan Ayyub Zayd Eesa Hamza Zakariya Arham Umar
Other spellings of Ilyaas
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), 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, “Ilyaas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ilyaas, updated 20 October 2026.