Ilyas
Ilyas was the 1075th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 200 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 698 places. More babies were named Ilyas in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,075 boys, up 402 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 200boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025200 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,196babies recorded
Ilyas popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,075 | 200 |
| 2020 | #1,477 | 116 |
| 2010 | #2,363 | 54 |
| 2000 | #4,466 | 17 |
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How popular is Ilyas, counting every spelling?
Ilyas is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,000 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,075 for Ilyas on its own. Together these spellings went to 211 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilyas | 200 | #1,075 | 732 |
| Ilyaas | 11 | #7,362 | 59 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ilyas?
200 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ilyas (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ilyas 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 42 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ilyas.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ilyas?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Ilyas are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Ilyas 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.
Ilyas by state
How common Ilyas was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (5.8×), New York (2.7×), Illinois (2.4×), Michigan (2.0×), Ohio (2.0×). In 33 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 Ilyas: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ilyas, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ilyas
How popular is the name Ilyas?
Ilyas was the 1075th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 200 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 698 places. More babies were named Ilyas in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ilyas a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ilyas in the US.
Where is Ilyas most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ilyas was most common in Minnesota (0.49 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Illinois.