Given name & surname
Elyas
“Jehovah is my God”
Elyas is a variant of Elias. In Hebrew use, Elias carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elyas is a variant of Elias. In Hebrew use, Elias carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elyas through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,084
- 2,084 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 164 babies
- 2025
- 156
- #1,263 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +39%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 156 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,263 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 39.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,321 as a first name in 2020; 231 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Elyas
- Elyas M'BarekAustrian-Germanborn 1982
- Ilyas ibn AsadThe son of Asad bin Saman and Amir of Harat (819–856)780–856
- Elyas BouzaieneTunisian-Swedish association football playerborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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