Alyas
A modern Arabic masculine name meaning brave, courageous, or lion.
Name Census estimates that about 302 living Americans carry the first name Alyas. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Alyas today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alyas births was 2018 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alyas. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Alyas with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
302
~ 1 in 1,134,948 Americans
Peak year
2018
25 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,320
Tracked since 1999
Census
Alyas in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 228 people with the first name Alyas, which placed it at #35,335 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#35,335
National first-name rank
People counted
228
228 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
35.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alyas
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alyas is White at 35.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (32.9%) and Two or More Races (11.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alyas described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Alyas at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White35.1% · 80
- Hispanic or Latino32.9% · 75
- Two or more races11.8% · 27
- Black or African American10.5% · 24
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.5% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.2% · 5
Popularity
Alyas: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alyas from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 137 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Alyas remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alyas by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alyas during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alyas' live
Origin
Meaning and history of Alyas
The name Alyas has its origins in the Arabic language and Islamic culture, deriving from the Arabic word "al-yas" which means "the jasmine." It is believed to have first emerged in the Middle Eastern region around the 7th century CE, during the rise of Islamic civilization.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Alyas can be found in the literary works of medieval Arabic poets and scholars. It was often used as a symbolic name, representing purity, beauty, and fragrance, much like the jasmine flower itself.
In the 9th century CE, an influential Muslim philosopher and scientist named Alyas ibn Isa al-Asturlabi made significant contributions to the fields of astronomy and mathematics. His works on celestial mechanics and the construction of astrolabes were widely studied and celebrated during the Islamic Golden Age.
During the Abbasid Caliphate, which ruled from 750 to 1258 CE, the name Alyas gained further popularity among the elite classes of the Islamic world. One notable figure was Alyas al-Bukhari, a renowned scholar and compiler of hadiths (sayings of the Prophet Muhammad), who lived in the 9th century CE.
In the 12th century, Alyas al-Jazari, a Muslim polymath from Mesopotamia, made significant contributions to the field of mechanical engineering. He is best known for his pioneering work on automata and hydraulic devices, as well as his influential treatise on the construction of clocks and water clocks.
Another prominent figure bearing the name Alyas was Alyas ibn Hazm, a renowned Andalusian philosopher, theologian, and literary critic who lived in the 11th century CE. His writings on love, ethics, and Islamic jurisprudence have had a lasting impact on Islamic thought and literature.
While the name Alyas has its roots in the Arabic and Islamic tradition, it has also been adopted and adapted by various cultures and communities around the world, reflecting the rich diversity and cross-cultural exchange that has shaped human history.
People
Alyas + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alyas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alyas: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alyas?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 302 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alyas going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,134,948 US residents.
Is Alyas a common name?
We classify Alyas as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 305 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alyas most popular?
The single biggest year for Alyas was 2018, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alyas is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alyas in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 228 people with the name Alyas, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,335 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Alyas in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Alyas?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alyas leans strongly male. 225 people counted with this name were male (95.7%), compared with 10 female bearers (4.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Alyas?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alyas is White at 35.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (32.9%) and Two or More Races (11.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Alyas most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Alyas in the 2020 Census, accounting for 35.1% (80 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Alyas in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alyas a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alyas in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Alyas still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alyas in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Alyas can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Alyas?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.