Boys' name · since 1988
Elyas
Elyas has 2,084 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,225 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,265 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,084
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
2,084 babies have been named Elyas since 1988, making it today's #1265 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elyas has been recorded 2,084 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #1265 nationally and more common than 91% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #3,225 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,265 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,084 born since 1988
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elyas ranks #3,225 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,265 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,084 born since 1988, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,225 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,265 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,084
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
Elyas's 2,084 recorded births place it above 92.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elyas compares
2,084 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elyas's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elyas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,084 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 164 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elyas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elyas splits its recorded history at 2009: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 164 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elyas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 164
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Elyas by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (855 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Elyas's strongest decade.
855 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Elyas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
348 births
- 2010s
2010s
811 births
- 2020s
2020s
855 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 855 births (41% of all-time use).
How Elyas compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Elyas's total volume
Elyas by state
Where Elyas concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 324 | 15.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 154 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 136 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 78 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 58 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 56 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 53 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 41 | 2.0% |
324 of 2,084 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Elyas appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Elyass (324 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elyas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elyas draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.