babyNamedIlyes
“form of Elijah”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Hebrew and Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 109th
- births in 2023–2025
- 2,075
- babies born in France
- 1 in 1,057
- −5% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2009
Meaning and origin of Ilyes
Ilyes is thought to mean “form of Elijah” and is of Hebrew and Arabic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Ilyes in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2009.
- Over recent years, Ilyes has been falling (−5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ilyes every 4 schools, all spellings combined.
Ilyes in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
10 babies in 3 years1 boy in 82,635
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 856,923
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Ilyes, Ilyès and Ilyés are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
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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