Elham
Unisex · Arabic
Unisex
Elham is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “inspiration”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Elham mean?
Arabic
“inspiration”
A unisex given name from Persian or Arabic.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Elham a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Elham has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 8 boys in the UK and 9 girls and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Elham in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 71% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Elham, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 10 boys. 5 girls were also named Elham in 2025 (4,276th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Elham in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 38% of the babies named Elham in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Elham in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
How popular is Elham in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Elham, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 2009. 9 girls were also named Elham in 2025 (10,104th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Elham than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Elham in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elham in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
Names like Elham
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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