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In the entire world, Hylas (Hylas
) is a very rare primarily boy's, but very seldom girly given name. The first name Hylas is characteristic of Northern America, particularly the United States, where it is an extremely rare male name. Also, Hylas is the last name as well as the forename.
Hylas is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hylas , the mythical character, companion of Heracles abducted by nymphs and Hylas , the operatic character in the opera Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz; a young Phrygian sailor.