Names / Boy names
Ilyas
Current rank
#1,075
and rising
All-time peak
#1,075
in 2025
First recorded
1976
in U.S. data
Children named
2,100
since 1976
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,075 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(eel-YAHS): Arabic form of Elias. One of those names that looks more complicated than it actually sounds. The name first appears in U.S. records in 1976. Its strongest year was 2025, at #1,075 nationally. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Over 2,100 have carried it since records began.