Ilyas

boys:

1.8k births since 1976

#2915 (36th percentile)

overall:

1.8k births since 1976

#5919 (24th percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Ilyas is the #5,919 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,837 recorded births since 1976. This represents the 23.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 23.5% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,915 (36.4% percentile) for all time with 1,837 births since 1976.

Ilyas first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1976 (first recorded for boys in 1976). Birth data for Ilyas is available in 34 out of the 48 years between 1976 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Ilyas reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 16.3% percentile (ranked #763) with 84 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 84 births per million (ranked 16.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 1993, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Ilyas is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #763 (16.3% percentile) with 84 births per million.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Ilyas".

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Key Statistics

Total Births
1,837
Peak Births
153
Peak Year
2023
First Recorded
1976
Peak Percentile
16.3%
Current Percentile
16.3%
Peak Rank
#763
Current Rank
#763
Male statistics

How to Pronounce Ilyas

Our model has identified 6 different pronunciations for the name Ilyas. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 37.1% confident that Ilyas is pronounced as ihl-YAHS, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is IHL-yuhs, at 20.0% confidence, with 2 syllables.

ihl-YAHS (2 syllables)
37.1% confidence
IH0 L Y AA1 S
IHL-yuhs (2 syllables)
20.0% confidence
IH1 L Y AH0 S
ih-LEE-uhs (3 syllables)
17.1% confidence
IH0 L IY1 AH0 S
EEL-yahs (2 syllables)
8.6% confidence
IY1 L Y AA0 S
EEL-yuhs (2 syllables)
5.7% confidence
IY1 L Y AH0 S

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

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The raw pronunciations shown (like IH0 L Y AA1 S) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

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