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Ilyasah

Quick answerThe name 'Ilyasah' is a feminine variant of 'Ilyas' (the Arabic form of Elijah), meaning "Yahweh is my God" or "the Lord is my God," rooted in the Hebrew name Eliyahu.

Arabic · Girl · 3 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderGirl
US Rank#14,112
TrendFalling ↓
Peak year2020
Syllables3
OriginArabic
LanguageArabic
CultureIslamic
ReligionIslam
Letters7
Numerology3 Chaldean 6
Global rank#14,112

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Ilyasah

The name 'Ilyasah' is a feminine variant of 'Ilyas' (the Arabic form of Elijah), meaning "Yahweh is my God" or "the Lord is my God," rooted in the Hebrew name Eliyahu.

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Etymology

The name 'Ilyasah' is a feminine variant of 'Ilyas' (the Arabic form of Elijah), meaning "Yahweh is my God" or "the Lord is my God," rooted in the Hebrew name Eliyahu. It is primarily used in Islamic and African American Muslim cultures, notably as the surname of Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little), who adopted the name El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, and his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz, an author and activist.

Ilyasah currently ranks #14,112 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2020.

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