Eligah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ee-LY-ja
- Origin
- Hebrew
Eligah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is Yahweh”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Eligah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Elijah
“my God is Yahweh”
Elijah is the Old Testament prophet who was carried up to heaven in a chariot of fire.
Is Eligah a girl's or a boy's name?
Eligah is a boys' name.
How popular is Eligah in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1918, with 52 boys.
Half of all the boys named Eligah in the US since 1880 were born between 1919 and 1954, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eligah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,620 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,039 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,354 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,816 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,359 |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,218 |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,113 |
| 1953 | 16 | #1,957 |
| 1952 | 16 | #1,938 |
| 1951 | 19 | #1,724 |
| 1950 | 20 | #1,656 |
| 1949 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,026 |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,785 |
| 1946 | 21 | #1,556 |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,535 |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,437 |
| 1943 | 17 | #1,763 |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,381 |
| 1941 | 21 | #1,485 |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,368 |
| 1939 | 25 | #1,323 |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,613 |
| 1937 | 22 | #1,444 |
| 1936 | 25 | #1,326 |
| 1935 | 31 | #1,194 |
| 1934 | 36 | #1,092 |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,829 |
| 1932 | 29 | #1,254 |
| 1931 | 24 | #1,427 |
| 1930 | 41 | #1,080 |
| 1929 | 33 | #1,214 |
| 1928 | 32 | #1,272 |
| 1927 | 39 | #1,145 |
| 1926 | 30 | #1,331 |
| 1925 | 22 | #1,628 |
| 1924 | 39 | #1,152 |
| 1923 | 43 | #1,087 |
| 1922 | 38 | #1,158 |
| 1921 | 31 | #1,329 |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,592 |
| 1919 | 29 | #1,321 |
| 1918 | 52 | #918 |
| 1917 | 30 | #1,238 |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,415 |
| 1915 | 32 | #1,141 |
| 1914 | 25 | #1,153 |
| 1913 | 21 | #1,112 |
| 1912 | 18 | #1,095 |
| 1911 | 13 | #924 |
| 1910 | 14 | #822 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,083 |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,021 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1906 | 9 | #852 |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,001 |
| 1904 | 10 | #760 |
| 1903 | 7 | #910 |
| 1902 | 14 | #582 |
| 1901 | 6 | #942 |
| 1900 | 10 | #835 |
| 1899 | 8 | #786 |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,001 |
| 1897 | 8 | #786 |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #871 |
| 1894 | 9 | #729 |
| 1893 | 7 | #836 |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,065 |
| 1891 | 7 | #765 |
| 1890 | 6 | #884 |
| 1889 | 5 | #973 |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #959 |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #848 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #754 |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #745 |
Nicknames for Eligah
- Eli 421 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Eligah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ellis Joseph Edwin Everett Enoch John Sam Edward Elijah James William Edgar
Names related to Eligah
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Eligah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eligah, updated 20 October 2026.