Eilam
Boy · ay-LAHM · Hebrew
Eilam is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Eilam mean?
Hebrew: modern Hebrew form of Elam
In Genesis, Elam is a son of Shem; the name also belongs to an ancient kingdom in present-day Iran.
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- ay-LAHM
Is Eilam a girl's or a boy's name?
Eilam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eilam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,706among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 553% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Eilam, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 59 boys. It first appears in the records in 2009.
Half of all the boys named Eilam in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eilam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 59 | #2,370 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,627 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
Names like Eilam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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