Ilyas Boy
How popular is Ilyas?
#1,075 boy name in 2025
200 baby boys were named Ilyas in the US in 2025, making it the 1075th most popular boy name.
Ilyas popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,075 for boys (▲ 175 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 200 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+133% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,767 in 2015, #1,473 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (200 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,075 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1976 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ilyas counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ilyas family of names ranked #854 for boys in 2025 (#930 the year before), with 260 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ilyas | 200 | 77% |
| Ilias | 60 | 23% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ilyas is most popular
Babies named Ilyas per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Ilyas by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 | #5,121 |
| 1980s | 11 | #5,557 |
| 1990s | 47 | #5,922 |
| 2000s | 374 | #2,230 |
| 2010s | 905 | #1,523 |
| 2020s | 848 | #1,075 |
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Questions
- Is Ilyas a boy or girl name?
- Ilyas is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ilyas were boys.
- How popular is the name Ilyas?
- 200 baby boys were named Ilyas in the US in 2025, making it the 1075th most popular boy name.
- When was Ilyas most popular?
- Ilyas peaked in 2025, when 200 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,075 in 2025.
- How many people are named Ilyas?
- 2,196 babies have been named Ilyas in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,179 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Ilyas most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ilyas was most common in Minnesota, at 0.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.