Elimelech
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- eh-LIM-eh-lek
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,180 for boys
Elimelech is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is king”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 3,180th for boys in the US (37 babies).
What does Elimelech mean?
Hebrew: biblical name
“my God is king”
In the Book of Ruth, Elimelech is Naomi's husband, who dies in Moab.
Is Elimelech a girl's or a boy's name?
Elimelech is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 37 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elimelech in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Elimelech, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2014, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Elimelech in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Elimelech in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
How popular is Elimelech in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,180among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 37about 1 in 46,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 37 boys in the US were named Elimelech, making it the 3,180th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,650th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 48 boys. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the boys named Elimelech in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elimelech in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3,180 |
| 2024 | 48 | #2,715 |
| 2023 | 34 | #3,414 |
| 2022 | 45 | #2,828 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,295 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,650 |
| 2019 | 43 | #2,850 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3,369 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,777 |
| 2016 | 36 | #3,160 |
| 2015 | 41 | #2,863 |
| 2014 | 32 | #3,369 |
| 2013 | 38 | #2,953 |
| 2012 | 33 | #3,294 |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,433 |
| 2010 | 32 | #3,376 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 37 | #3,101 |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,311 |
| 2006 | 33 | #3,225 |
| 2005 | 40 | #2,697 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,070 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,293 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
Nicknames for Elimelech
- Meilech 22 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Elimelech
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elijah Elias Ezekiel Noah Ezra Jonah Isaiah Eli Tobias Josiah Matteo Jude
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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, “Elimelech: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elimelech, updated 20 October 2026.