Eliah
Boy · ee-LY-uh · Hebrew
Eliah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is Yahweh”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 3,180th for boys in the US (37 babies).
What does Eliah mean?
Hebrew: variant of Elijah or Elia
“my God is Yahweh”
Elijah, the prophet taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire, is honoured in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
- Say it
- ee-LY-uh
Is Eliah a girl's or a boy's name?
Eliah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 14 girls and 37 boys in the US.
How popular is Eliah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Eliah, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Eliah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Eliah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
How popular is Eliah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,180among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 37about 1 in 46,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 37 boys in the US were named Eliah, making it the 3,180th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,436th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 56 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972. 14 girls were also named Eliah in 2025 (7,489th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Eliah in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 27% of the babies named Eliah in the US were girls.
Eliah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3,180 |
| 2024 | 32 | #3,522 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,175 |
| 2022 | 42 | #2,960 |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,861 |
| 2020 | 53 | #2,436 |
| 2019 | 45 | #2,765 |
| 2018 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2017 | 54 | #2,387 |
| 2016 | 51 | #2,477 |
| 2015 | 46 | #2,640 |
| 2014 | 47 | #2,580 |
| 2013 | 34 | #3,187 |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,952 |
| 2011 | 46 | #2,625 |
| 2010 | 40 | #2,913 |
| 2009 | 56 | #2,319 |
| 2008 | 43 | #2,787 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,600 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,530 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
Nicknames for Eliah
- Eli 421 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Eliah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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