Elayjah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- eh-LAY-juh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Elayjah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is Yahweh”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Elayjah mean?
Hebrew: variant spelling of Elijah
“my God is Yahweh”
A variant of Elijah, from Hebrew Eliyahu; Elijah is a major prophet in the Hebrew Bible.
Is Elayjah a girl's or a boy's name?
Elayjah is a girls' name.
How popular is Elayjah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the girls named Elayjah in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elayjah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
Names like Elayjah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hadassah, Selah, Delilah, Elliott, Dalilah, Neriah, Eliza, Everly, Azariah, Emerson, Elianna, Briella
Names related to Elayjah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elayjah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elayjah, updated 20 October 2026.