Elis
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EL-is
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #381 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,837 for girls
Elis is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is Yahweh”. In 2025 it ranked 381st for boys in the UK (123 babies) and 6,837th for girls in the US (16 babies).
What does Elis mean?
Hebrew: Welsh form of Elias
“my God is Yahweh”
The Welsh form of Elias, from the Hebrew Elijah.
Is Elis a girl's or a boy's name?
Elis is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 123 boys in the UK and 16 girls and 11 boys in the US.
How popular is Elis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 381st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 123 about 1 in 2,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 123 boys in the UK were named Elis, making it the 381st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 368th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 168 boys. 9 girls were also named Elis in 2025 (2,856th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Elis than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Elis in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 352nd in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Elis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 123 | #381 |
| 2024 | 166 | #298 |
| 2023 | 168 | #302 |
| 2022 | 151 | #335 |
| 2021 | 150 | #342 |
| 2020 | 135 | #368 |
| 2019 | 168 | #320 |
| 2018 | 122 | #399 |
| 2017 | 113 | #425 |
| 2016 | 88 | #510 |
| 2015 | 73 | #578 |
| 2014 | 73 | #568 |
| 2013 | 74 | #546 |
| 2012 | 50 | #732 |
| 2011 | 53 | #690 |
| 2010 | 45 | #751 |
| 2009 | 43 | #760 |
| 2008 | 51 | #679 |
| 2007 | 52 | #634 |
| 2006 | 46 | #674 |
| 2005 | 53 | #562 |
| 2004 | 39 | #680 |
| 2003 | 38 | #646 |
| 2002 | 40 | #575 |
| 2001 | 29 | #691 |
| 2000 | 34 | #606 |
| 1999 | 27 | #705 |
| 1998 | 27 | #702 |
| 1997 | 20 | #840 |
| 1996 | 32 | #575 |
How popular is Elis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,837th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 100,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the US were named Elis, making it the 6,837th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,554th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976. 11 boys were also named Elis in 2025 (7,190th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Elis in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2024, 52% of the babies named Elis in the US were girls.
Elis in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #6,837 |
| 2024 | 16 | #6,928 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,955 |
| 2022 | 20 | #5,981 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6,686 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6,410 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6,788 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
Names like Elis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ellis, Albie, Ezra, Elias, Eli, Enzo, Atlas, Theo, Axel, Asher, Oakley, Elijah
Names related to Elis
Elisha, Elisei, Eliyas, Ellias, Eliseo, Elios, Eloise, Elsie, Elise, Elisa
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Levi, Eliana
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, “Elis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elis, updated 20 October 2026.