US rank #2193 Boys' name Peak 2024 959 births

Ilias — #2193 US boys' name

959 babies named Ilias in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s61990s562000s2922010s3962020s198
#2193
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Ilias was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

66 babies were named Ilias in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ilias

The Social Security Administration has registered 959 babies named Ilias between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ilias currently holds the #2193 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ilias performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 396 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ilias shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 141 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ilias in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ilias in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 959 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ilias at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

959

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2024

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,193

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ilias popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
66
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
020406080 20242019201420092004199919831975 5

Ilias by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
396 births that decade — 41% of Ilias's all-time total
1970s111980s61990s562000s2922010s3962020s198

Ilias by state

Where Ilias concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Ilias
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
141 14.7%
#2 Texas
48 5.0%
#3 New York
36 3.8%
#4 Florida
18 1.9%
#5 Colorado
5 0.5%
#6 Illinois
5 0.5%
California share of Ilias's total US births 14.7%
Even split

141 of 959 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ilias?
959 babies have been named Ilias since 1975. It currently ranks #2193 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 66 births.
When was Ilias most popular?
Ilias was most popular in the 2010s decade with 396 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ilias most popular?
The top states for the name Ilias are California (141 births), Texas (48 births), New York (36 births).
How long has the name Ilias been used?
Ilias has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ilias?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ilijah, Ilian, Ilia, Iliya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.