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Elyas

“Variant of Elias — Yahweh is my God” — Hebrew, via Elias/Elijah origin

Boy's name · #1263 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Elyas reached its best rank, #1224, in 2024 and ranked #1263 in 2025. About 2,100 boys have carried it since 1988.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,400 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 1,400 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 1,500 boys in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Elyases

• Elyas M'Barek — Austrian-German
• Elyas ibn Asad — The son of Asad bin Saman and Amir of Harat (819–856)
• Elyas Bouzaiene — Tunisian-Swedish association football player
• Elyas Omar — Malaysian politician
• Elyas de Daneis — academic administrator

In stories & tradition

• Elyas Machera — The Wheel of Time

What Elyases become

Among 22 notable people named Elyas:

No single standout — notable Elyases spread across many fields.

Similar names: Malikai · Eliab · Jahziel · Ilyas · Mattias · Elyon

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