NameTides

Ilyas

Ilyas was the #1,075 boys' name in the US in 2025 (200 babies), and #182 in England & Wales and #385 in Canada.

Ilyas as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ilyas as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaScotlandIrelandUS
Ilyas as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,075 (200)#182 (276)#495 (6)#676 (4)#385 (84)
2024#1,250 (158)#201 (250)#727 (3)—#388 (84)
2023#1,253 (154)#229 (213)#482 (6)—#422 (69)
2022#1,479 (122)#258 (182)#590 (4)—#458 (61)
2021#1,678 (98)#310 (151)—#552 (5)#538 (53)
2020#1,473 (116)#359 (121)——#415 (72)
2019#1,523 (111)#322 (147)——#413 (71)
2018#1,553 (108)#387 (112)—#749 (3)#517 (54)
2017#1,525 (108)#419 (105)#532 (5)—#440 (66)
2016#1,610 (100)#410 (103)#707 (3)—#398 (76)
2015#1,767 (86)#373 (117)——#401 (76)
2014#1,670 (92)#381 (107)#680 (3)—#413 (72)
2013#1,695 (87)#409 (99)——#449 (64)
2012#1,756 (85)#395 (104)——#406 (70)
2011#1,886 (74)#431 (91)——#475 (57)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,075.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1976.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,500 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,500uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 990common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 1,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ilyas is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,200 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 6,300 to 1 in 8,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ilyas by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #357MNIllinois: #632ILMichigan: #905MINew York: #502NYMassachusetts: #620MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: #452NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,299CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #971VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,216GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,039TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Ilyas (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#18729
Ontario2024#31642

Ilyas (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
IlyasCanadaBoys#38584
IlyasEngland & WalesBoys#182276
IlyasIrelandBoys#6764
IlyasNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
IlyasScotlandBoys#4956
IlyasUSBoys#1,075200