Ilyes
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- il-YES
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Ilyes is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is Yahweh”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Ilyes mean?
Hebrew: North African spelling of Ilyas, the Arabic form of Elijah
“my God is Yahweh”
Ilyas is the prophet Elijah as he is named in the Quran.
Is Ilyes a girl's or a boy's name?
Ilyes is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ilyes in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Ilyes, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 8 boys.
2025 had more boys named Ilyes than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Ilyes in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Ilyes in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
Names like Ilyes
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isaac, Noah, Lucas, Ilyas, Caleb, Reuben, Ibrahim, Eli, Archie, Musa, Jonah, Zachary
Names related to Ilyes
More Hebrew names
Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
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, “Ilyes: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ilyes, updated 20 October 2026.