Eliam
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EL-ee-am
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #313 for boys
Eliam is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 313th for boys in the US (1,085 babies).
What does Eliam mean?
Hebrew
“God of the people”
In the Bible Eliam is the father of Bathsheba, who became the wife of King David.
Is Eliam a girl's or a boy's name?
Eliam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 1,085 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eliam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Newly popular new in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Eliam, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Eliam of any year since it first appeared, in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Eliam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Eliam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
How popular is Eliam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 313th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,085 about 1 in 1,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 361% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,085 boys in the US were named Eliam, making it the 313th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,177th. It first appears in the records in 2000.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Eliam of any year since it first appeared, in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Eliam in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eliam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,085 | #313 |
| 2024 | 855 | #381 |
| 2023 | 432 | #638 |
| 2022 | 407 | #670 |
| 2021 | 346 | #739 |
| 2020 | 163 | #1,177 |
| 2019 | 179 | #1,102 |
| 2018 | 172 | #1,122 |
| 2017 | 134 | #1,335 |
| 2016 | 139 | #1,304 |
| 2015 | 94 | #1,668 |
| 2014 | 83 | #1,794 |
| 2013 | 73 | #1,914 |
| 2012 | 64 | #2,103 |
| 2011 | 48 | #2,546 |
| 2010 | 43 | #2,786 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,392 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
Nicknames for Eliam
- Eli 421 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Eliam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elijah, Matteo, Enzo, Ezra, Albie, Asher, Eesa, Tobias, Ezekiel, Eli, Axel, Elis
Names related to Eliam
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Eliam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eliam, updated 20 October 2026.