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El-Roi

Gender
Boy
Say it
EL-ROH-ee
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#2,511 for boys

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El-Roi is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God + my shepherd”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies).

What does El-Roi mean?

Hebrew: El + Roi

“God + my shepherd”

Joins El (Hebrew, “God”) and Roi (Hebrew, “my shepherd”).

Meanings borrowed from El and Roi.

Is El-Roi a girl's or a boy's name?

El-Roi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is El-Roi in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#2,511among boys
Babies in 2025
9about 1 in 33,000 boys
Five-year trend
Rising fastup 500% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named El-Roi, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys.

Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.

2024Busiest: 9 in 20252025
El-Roi in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20259#2,511
20246#3,335

Names like El-Roi

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “El-Roi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/el-roi, updated 20 October 2026.