Elior
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- el-ee-OR
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,180 for boys
Elior is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is light”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 3,180th for boys in the US (37 babies).
What does Elior mean?
Hebrew
“my God is light”
A modern Hebrew name from Eli 'my God' and or 'light'.
Is Elior a girl's or a boy's name?
Elior is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 37 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elior in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 114% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Elior, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Elior in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
How popular is Elior in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,180among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 37about 1 in 46,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 142% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 37 boys in the US were named Elior, making it the 3,180th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. It first appears in the records in 2005.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Elior of any year since it first appeared, in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Elior in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elior in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3,180 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
Nicknames for Elior
- Eli 421 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Elior
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elias Elijah Matteo Asher Albie Ezra Enzo Elis Ezekiel Eli Axel Archer
Names related to Elior
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella 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), 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, “Elior: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elior, updated 20 October 2026.