Ilias
The Greek spelling of the name Poland writes as Eliasz, carrying the Hebrew declaration "my god is Yahweh". Barely 250 men here answer to it, but a thin run of newborns, five last year, is nudging it upward.
Ilias Pronunciation
Ilias is pronounced EEL-yahs (/ˈiljas/).
What Ilias means
Where Ilias comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Ilias comes from Greek, the form Greek speakers gave to the Hebrew name Eliyahu. That older name reads almost like a short sentence: my god is yahweh. From Elias in the Greek scriptures the spelling spread outward, and Ilias holds onto that shape.
Behind it stands the prophet Elijah. Polish families mostly know him as Eliasz, and Eliasz is the variant they reach for on a birth certificate. Ilias keeps the Greek spelling a little closer. The two say the same thing.
The meaning is a declaration. It states who God is. On July 20, the feast of Elijah, an Ilias in a Polish class register can mark his imieniny beside every Eliasz in the room. The name still reads: my god is yahweh.
How many people are named Ilias
1 in 85045 men in Poland is named Ilias. 251 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1936 among male names.
Ilias's popularity over time
5 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #927 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2024.
Ilias as a middle name
Ilias is a first name for 251 men in Poland and a middle name for another 17, a 94/6 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 2226th, between Ilan (17) and Isa (17).
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#2224 Hiếu17
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#2225 Ilan17
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#2226 Ilias17
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#2227 Isa17
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#2228 Jae17