Boys' name · since 1975
Ilias
Ilias has 1,019 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,078 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,321 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,019
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,019 babies have been named Ilias since 1975, making it today's #2321 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ilias recorded 1,019 times among boys since 1975, holding rank #2321 nationally today, ahead of 83% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #5,078 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,321 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,019 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilias ranks #5,078 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,321 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,019 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,078 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,321 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,019
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ilias's 1,019 recorded births place it above 88.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ilias compares
1,019 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Ilias's all-time total is 176% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ilias | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,019 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ilias's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ilias's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 66, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ilias popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Ilias by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (396 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Ilias's strongest decade.
396 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Ilias births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
292 births
- 2010s
2010s
396 births
- 2020s
2020s
258 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 396 births (39% of all-time use).
How Ilias 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 Ilias's total volume
Ilias by state
Where Ilias concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 149 | 14.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 55 | 5.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 41 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 18 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
149 of 1,019 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Ilias's data
- Ilias's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (396 total births) through the 2020s (258) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Iliass (149 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ilias: 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 (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Ilias 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.