Elyas

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A few things about Elyas you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Elyas

Elyas M'Barek

Austrian-German

Choose Elyas and your child shares a first name with Elyas M'Barek, an Austrian-German. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Elyas, like who?” Elyas M'Barek's Wikipedia article is available in 28 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 10,953 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Elyas, 156 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Elyas would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryElyas first shows up in US birth records in 1988, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 37 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2024, when it reached #1,224.
• 📈Then vs nowElyas is 9.4× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 103,093 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 10,953.
• 🚀TrendElyas has climbed 188 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,263. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedElyas is most popular in Illinois, where it ranks #632, followed by Pennsylvania (#742) and Michigan (#768). It's in the top 1,000 in 9 states.

About the name Elyas

Elyas is a boy name of Greek origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-yas”. US birth records list Elyas for boys from 1988 to 2025, in 33 of those 38 years. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked #1,224 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,263, with 156 babies.

Origin:Greek names