Elijus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EH-lee-yus
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Elijus 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).
What does Elijus mean?
Hebrew: Lithuanian form of Elijah
“my God is Yahweh”
The Lithuanian form of Elijah, the Old Testament prophet.
Is Elijus a girl's or a boy's name?
Elijus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elijus in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Elijus, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Elijus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Elijus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
Names like Elijus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elias Tobias Ezra Eli Zachary Jesse Theodore Noah Isaiah Joey Jonah Raphael
More Hebrew names
Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Mateo Elsie Levi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elijus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elijus, updated 20 October 2026.