How Many People Are Named Ilyas?
An estimated 1,978 people in the United States have the first name Ilyas. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Ilyas peaked in popularity in 2024 with 158 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ilyas as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ilyas paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ilyas is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,978
About 1 in 173,283 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2024
158 births
Total Registered
1,996
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ilyas
Ilyas is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,996 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ilyas as a male name
Ranked #1,252 in 2024
158 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (158 births)
Ilyas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ilyas span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 905 babies were registered. While Ilyas is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ilyas by Decade
How has Ilyas tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ilyas by State
Birth registrations for Ilyas span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Minnesota. The lowest are in Maryland, Indiana, Colorado. On average, about 57 Ilyass were registered per state.
Ilyas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ilyas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ilyas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ilyas?
We estimate approximately 1,978 people named Ilyas are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 173,283 Americans share this first name.
Is Ilyas a common name?
Ilyas is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,996 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ilyas most popular?
Ilyas reached peak popularity in 2024, when 158 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ilyas is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ilyas a male name?
Ilyas is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ilyas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ilyas Smith, Ilyas Johnson, Ilyas Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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