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Elias

Gender
Boy
Say it
e-LY-as
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#75 for boys
US rank, 2025
#13 for boys

Elias is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is Yahweh”. In 2025 it ranked 75th for boys in the UK (770 babies) and 13th for boys in the US (8,837 babies).

What does Elias mean?

Hebrew: Greek form of Elijah

“my God is Yahweh”

The Greek form of Elijah, used in the New Testament and in many European languages.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Elias a girl's or a boy's name?

Elias is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 770 boys in the UK and 8 girls and 8,837 boys in the US.

How popular is Elias in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#75among boys
Babies in 2025
770about 1 in 390 boys
Five-year trend
Risingup 36% in five years
Same name in a class
3.5%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 770 boys in the UK were named Elias, making it the 75th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 118th.

2025 had the most boys named Elias of any year since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the boys named Elias in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 850 boys in the UK were given Elias or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #74, up from #75 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 69th in England and Wales, 208th in Scotland and 175th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#79).

1996Busiest: 770 in 20252025
Elias in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025770#75
2024719#83
2023595#101
2022598#105
2021575#115
2020532#118
2019511#127
2018489#132
2017465#141
2016357#182
2015314#205
2014307#208
2013235#243
2012206#265
2011205#257
2010175#294
2009132#341
2008108#387
2007108#372
2006103#375
200586#393
200496#342
200368#425
200267#393
200168#396
200052#456
199963#397
199839#541
199732#599
199646#459

How popular is Elias in the US?

Rank in 2025
#13among boys
Babies in 2025
8,837about 1 in 190 boys
Five-year trend
Risingup 38% in five years
Same name in a class
7%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 8,837 boys in the US were named Elias, making it the 13th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 54th. 8 girls were also named Elias in 2025 (10,913th for girls).

It has been given to more boys each year for the last 16 years. 2025 had the most boys named Elias of any year since the records began in 1880.

Half of all the boys named Elias in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 8,837 in 20252025
Elias in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20258,837#13
20247,684#25
20237,006#36
20226,730#43
20216,355#48
20205,993#54
20195,722#60
20185,351#67
20174,931#78
20164,486#93
20154,101#100
20143,784#103
20133,498#113
20123,229#115
20112,993#139
20102,830#141
20092,486#158
20082,522#157
20072,362#174
20062,163#186
20052,116#188
20041,760#207
20031,712#210
20021,575#217
20011,518#228
20001,403#242
19991,220#257
19981,140#261
19971,034#272
1996919#291
1995889#298
1994812#319
1993771#329
1992698#342
1991707#343
1990666#361
1989643#352
1988548#369
1987510#378
1986422#415
1985428#411
1984350#447
1983392#411
1982405#414
1981396#417
1980385#422
1979375#408
1978357#412
1977366#412
1976311#444
1975308#455
1974310#454
1973233#509
1972254#495
1971222#536
1970226#538
1969203#552
1968165#591
1967161#593
1966170#579
1965169#586
1964182#587
1963187#578
1962176#589
1961190#570
1960171#600
1959154#621
1958151#624
1957143#640
1956146#629
1955144#619
1954165#576
1953160#563
1952164#543
1951157#542
1950163#527
1949145#559
1948133#578
1947140#572
1946101#638
1945130#524
1944118#559
1943108#607
1942111#591
1941138#496
1940103#582
1939138#491
1938124#521
1937112#550
1936116#529
1935130#501
1934128#513
1933141#473
1932145#475
1931149#462
1930172#451
1929178#444
1928181#445
1927185#449
1926207#421
1925193#428
1924180#457
1923162#477
1922162#483
1921150#505
1920168#470
1919168#451
1918141#502
1917154#454
1916163#439
1915114#520
1914111#454
1913117#394
191297#389
191145#432
191034#474
190928#487
190840#360
190732#396
190618#547
190529#393
190426#409
190320#470
190221#460
190117#466
190023#477
189920#415
189832#339
189724#384
189628#363
189529#340
189436#291
189335#292
189238#298
189124#349
189036#289
188936#281
188824#377
188734#276
188641#264
188560#204
188448#247
188344#240
188257#217
188141#243
188065#189

Nicknames for Elias

Names like Elias

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Elijah Ezra Caleb Gabriel Myles Tobias Hunter Enzo Hudson Jasper Noah Isaac

Other spellings of Elias

Elyas Ellias

Names related to Elias

Ellis Elis Elisha Elisei Eliyas Ilias Eliseo Alias Elizah

More Hebrew names

Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Benjamin Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Mateo Elsie Levi Eliana Joseph

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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, “Elias: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elias, updated 20 October 2026.