Ilyas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- il-YAHS
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #199 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,075 for boys
Ilyas is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is the Lord”. In 2025 it ranked 199th for boys in the UK (282 babies) and 1,075th for boys in the US (200 babies).
What does Ilyas mean?
Hebrew: Arabic form of Elijah
“my God is the Lord”
Ilyas is the Quranic name of the prophet Elijah.
Is Ilyas a girl's or a boy's name?
Ilyas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 282 boys in the UK and 200 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ilyas in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #199among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 282about 1 in 1,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 97% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.3%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 282 boys in the UK were named Ilyas, making it the 199th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 398th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ilyas of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Ilyas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 311 boys in the UK were given Ilyas or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #193, up from #199 for this spelling alone.
- Ilyas 282
- Ilyaas 25
- Illyas 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 182nd in England and Wales and 495th in Scotland.
Ilyas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 282 | #199 |
| 2024 | 253 | #221 |
| 2023 | 219 | #244 |
| 2022 | 186 | #280 |
| 2021 | 152 | #338 |
| 2020 | 123 | #398 |
| 2019 | 147 | #349 |
| 2018 | 112 | #424 |
| 2017 | 110 | #435 |
| 2016 | 106 | #439 |
| 2015 | 119 | #404 |
| 2014 | 110 | #418 |
| 2013 | 100 | #455 |
| 2012 | 104 | #426 |
| 2011 | 92 | #459 |
| 2010 | 76 | #512 |
| 2009 | 72 | #534 |
| 2008 | 77 | #511 |
| 2007 | 69 | #525 |
| 2006 | 52 | #614 |
| 2005 | 50 | #590 |
| 2004 | 56 | #512 |
| 2003 | 42 | #603 |
| 2002 | 39 | #586 |
| 2001 | 35 | #603 |
| 2000 | 29 | #688 |
| 1999 | 17 | #959 |
| 1998 | 17 | #951 |
| 1997 | 17 | #941 |
| 1996 | 15 | #979 |
How popular is Ilyas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,075among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 200about 1 in 8,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 200 boys in the US were named Ilyas, making it the 1,075th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,473rd. It first appears in the records in 1976.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ilyas of any year since it first appeared, in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Ilyas in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 211 boys in the US were given Ilyas or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #957, up from #1,075 for this spelling alone.
- Ilyas 200
- Ilyaas 11
Ilyas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 200 | #1,075 |
| 2024 | 158 | #1,250 |
| 2023 | 154 | #1,253 |
| 2022 | 122 | #1,479 |
| 2021 | 98 | #1,678 |
| 2020 | 116 | #1,473 |
| 2019 | 111 | #1,523 |
| 2018 | 108 | #1,553 |
| 2017 | 108 | #1,525 |
| 2016 | 100 | #1,610 |
| 2015 | 86 | #1,767 |
| 2014 | 92 | #1,670 |
| 2013 | 87 | #1,694 |
| 2012 | 85 | #1,755 |
| 2011 | 74 | #1,885 |
| 2010 | 54 | #2,353 |
| 2009 | 59 | #2,230 |
| 2008 | 52 | #2,431 |
| 2007 | 43 | #2,764 |
| 2006 | 38 | #2,931 |
| 2005 | 40 | #2,697 |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,737 |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,670 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,344 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Names like Ilyas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Ibrahim Zakariya Eesa Zayd Zayan Yahya Rayyan Hamza Ayaan Muhammad Arham
Other spellings of Ilyas
Names related to Ilyas
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, “Ilyas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ilyas, updated 20 October 2026.