Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Ilias

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,316 Trend ↑ Rising 12%
Rank 2025
#2,316
among boys · ↓120 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
60
named Ilias · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 28,468
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
66 babies
All-time total
1,019
#5,079 all-time among boys
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Ilias popularity over time

1,019 babies have been named Ilias since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 11 1 – #5,640
1980s 6 1 -45% #5,766
1990s 56 6 +833% #4,741
2000s 292 29 +421% #2,837
2010s 396 40 +36% #2,366
2020s (to 2025) 258 43 +9% #2,196

Where Ilias is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 61 0.04 outside top 500
2027 62 0.04 outside top 500
2028 63 0.04 outside top 500
2029 63 0.04 outside top 500
2030 64 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Ilias

Ilias is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,316 in 2025 with 60 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 1,019 American babies have been named Ilias. Its peak came in 2024, when 66 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ilias stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ilias?

The median living Ilias is about 12 years old; half are between 5 and 18. An estimated 1,000 people named Ilias are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ilias year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 60 #2,316
2024 66 #2,196
2023 31 #3,661
2022 26 #4,132
2021 36 #3,264
2020 39 #2,997
2019 49 #2,639
2018 56 #2,366
2017 44 #2,772
2016 34 #3,319
2015 29 #3,731
2014 34 #3,256
2013 41 #2,820
2012 35 #3,195
2011 32 #3,388
2010 42 #2,843
2009 29 #3,672
2008 41 #2,904
2007 42 #2,837
2006 33 #3,255
2005 32 #3,193
2004 26 #3,570
2003 25 #3,560
2002 23 #3,716
2001 22 #3,769
2000 19 #4,115
1995 9 #6,106
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 5 #5,814
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
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1940 – –
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1930 – –
1925 – –
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Famous people named Ilias

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ilias Tsirimokos Ilias Tsirimokos Greek politician 1907–1968 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Ilias Iliadis Topics referred to by the same term b. 1986 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ilias, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ilias?

The median living Ilias is about 12 years old. Half of all living Iliass are between 5 and 18 years old.

How many people named Ilias are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Ilias are alive in the United States, based on 1,019 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ilias in 2025?

Ilias ranked #2,316 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 60 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ilias?

1,019 babies have been named Ilias in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ilias most popular?

Ilias peaked in 2024, when 66 newborns received the name.

Is Ilias a boy or girl name?

Ilias is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ilias rising or falling?

Ilias is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ilias become more popular?

Ilias looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 64 boys named Ilias in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ilias?

Well-known people named Ilias include Ilias Tsirimokos (politician), Ilias Iliadis (wrestler).

Names like Ilias

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