Boys' name · since 1976
Ilyas
Ilyas has 2,196 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,103 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,079 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,196
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ilyas is the #1079 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,196 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilyas has been recorded 2,196 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #1079 nationally and more common than 92% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #3,103 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,079 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,196 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilyas ranks #3,103 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,079 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,196 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,103 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,079 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,196
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ilyas's 2,196 recorded births place it above 93.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Ilyas compares
2,196 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Ilyas's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ilyas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,196 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 200 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ilyas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ilyas splits its recorded history at 2008: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 200 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ilyas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 200
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Ilyas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (905 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Ilyas's strongest decade.
905 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ilyas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
374 births
- 2010s
2010s
905 births
- 2020s
2020s
848 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 905 births (41% of all-time use).
How Ilyas 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 Ilyas's total volume
Ilyas by state
Where Ilyas concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 241 | 11.0% |
| #2 | California | | 193 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 158 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 111 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 99 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 70 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 69 | 3.1% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 57 | 2.6% |
241 of 2,196 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Ilyas appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ilyas's data
- Ilyas's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (905 total births) through the 2020s (848) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ilyass (241 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Ilyas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Ilyas 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.