Given name & surname
Ilias
“Jehovah is my God”·“yahweh is God”·“jehovah is my God”
Ilias is a form of Elijah. Interpretations include “yahweh is God” and “jehovah is my God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Hebrew use, Ilias carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.” Ilias is a form of Elijah. Interpretations include “yahweh is God” and “jehovah is my God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
Ilias is used as a form of Elijah.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ilias is a form of Elijah. The history of Elijah gives this family its wider story. Elijah appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ilias through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,019
- 1,019 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 66 babies
- 2025
- 60
- #2,316 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −1%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 60 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,316 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,208 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ilias’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Ilias developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἠλίας. Ilias is a form of Elijah. Ilias has a related form in Ilyas.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ilias
- Ilias IliadisGreek judokaborn 1986
- Ilias AkhomachMoroccan association football playerborn 2004
- Ilias ChairMoroccan association football playerborn 1997
- Ilias TsirimokosGreek politician, former Prime Minister of Greece (1907–1968)
- Ilias FifaSpanish long-distance runnerborn 1989
- Ilias AtmatsidisGreek footballerborn 1969
- Elias CharalambousCypriot footballer and managerborn 1980
- Ilias VrioniPrime Minister of Albania (1882-1932)
- Elias VenezisGreek writer (1904–1973)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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