babyNamedElyas
“form of Elijah”
Boy’s name, of Hebrew and Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 287th
- births in 2023–2025
- 645
- babies born in France
- 1 in 3,067
- −0.7% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2016
Meaning and origin of Elyas
Elyas means “form of Elijah” and is of Hebrew and Arabic origin.
Popularity of Elyas in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2016.
- Over recent years, Elyas has been stable (−0.7% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Elyas every 3.6 schools, all spellings combined.
Elyas in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
632nd boys’ name177 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,669+10.8% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
922nd boys’ name32 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,311
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,253rd boys’ name475 babies in 3 years1 boy in 10,824+6.4% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Elyas and Élyas are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Élyas55
- Elias1,440
- Élias210
- Hélias (in French)55
- Elyass (in French)40
- Elyasse15
- Eliyas10
- Ellias10
- Ellyas5
- Helias (in French)5
- Helyas5
- Elïas5
- Hélyas5
- Elíasabroad
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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