Eliab
Boy · ee-LY-ab · Hebrew
Eliab is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is father”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 2,480th for boys in the US (54 babies).
What does Eliab mean?
Hebrew: biblical name
“my God is father”
In the Bible, Eliab is the eldest brother of King David.
- Say it
- ee-LY-ab
Is Eliab a girl's or a boy's name?
Eliab is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 54 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eliab in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Eliab, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 16 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Eliab than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Eliab in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Eliab in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
How popular is Eliab in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,480among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 54about 1 in 32,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 54 boys in the US were named Eliab, making it the 2,480th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,545th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 98 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Eliab than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Eliab in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eliab in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #2,480 |
| 2024 | 56 | #2,444 |
| 2023 | 64 | #2,220 |
| 2022 | 98 | #1,720 |
| 2021 | 59 | #2,320 |
| 2020 | 50 | #2,545 |
| 2019 | 42 | #2,896 |
| 2018 | 51 | #2,506 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,005 |
| 2016 | 46 | #2,660 |
| 2015 | 35 | #3,230 |
| 2014 | 32 | #3,369 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 32 | #3,368 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,108 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
Nicknames for Eliab
- Eli 421 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Eliab
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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