Elyas
Elyas was the 1263rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 156 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1224th with 164 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,046 places. More babies were named Elyas in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,263 boys, up 192 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 156boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024164 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,084babies recorded
Elyas popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,263 | 156 |
| 2020 | #1,455 | 119 |
| 2010 | #2,217 | 59 |
| 2000 | #4,103 | 19 |
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How popular is Elyas, counting every spelling?
Elyas has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,201 for boys in 2025, against #1,263 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Elyas?
156 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elyas (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Elyas born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 54 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elyas.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elyas?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Elyas are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Elyas a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Elyas by state
How common Elyas was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (2.3×), Illinois (1.9×), Washington (1.5×). In 34 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Elyas: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elyas, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elyas
How popular is the name Elyas?
Elyas was the 1263rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 156 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1224th with 164 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,046 places. More babies were named Elyas in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Elyas a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Elyas in the US.
Where is Elyas most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elyas was most common in Michigan (0.20 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Minnesota.