babyNamedIlyess
“Arabic form of Elijah, Yahweh is God”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Arabic and Hebrew origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,543rd
- births in 2023–2025
- 70
- babies born in France
- 1 in 27,778
- −10.7% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2012
Meaning and origin of Ilyess
Ilyess is thought to mean “Arabic form of Elijah, Yahweh is God” and is of Arabic and Hebrew origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Ilyess in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2012.
- Over recent years, Ilyess has been falling (−10.7% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ilyess every 4 schools, all spellings combined.
Same sound, other spellings
- Ilyèss5
- Ilyes1,720
- Ilyès340
- Ylies (in French)50
- Yliès (in French)15
- Ilyés15
- Iliès15
- Ilies15
- Ilyesse10
- Yliess10
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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