Ilyas is a distinctive choice, ranked #182 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ilyas in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#182
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About the Name Ilyas
2024 marks Ilyas's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #201. The name has climbed 158 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ilyas is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ilyas in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Ilyas
Ibrahim Ilyas — Ibrahim Ilyas Ahmed is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tanzanian Premier League club KMC.
Sheikh Ali Ilyas — Sheikh Ali Ilyas (Sorani Kurdish: شێخ عەلی ئیلیاس) is the Baba Sheikh of the Yazidis since November 2020.
Tez Ilyas — Mohammed Tehzeeb Ilyas, popularly known as "Tez" Ilyas, is a British stand-up comedian.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ilyas
Unlikely. With around 276 UK babies named Ilyas per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ilyas in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ilyas is at its highest recorded position — #182 in 2025, with 276 births. In 2020 it ranked #359.
Ilyas is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ilyas include: Ibrahim Ilyas, Sheikh Ali Ilyas and Tez Ilyas. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ilyas does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ilyass in the wild.
276
UK babies named Ilyas (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 177 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ilyas
Almost certainly the only Ilyas in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ilyas
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Muḥammad Ilyās ibn Muḥammad Ismā‘īl Kāndhlawī Dihlawī was an Indian Islamic scholar of the Deobandi movement who founded the Tablighi Jamaat, in 1925, in Mewat province.
Arkam Ilyas is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Matara Electoral District since 2024 as a member of the National People's Power.