Eliyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- e-LY-a
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,642 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,933 for girls
Eliyah is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,642nd for girls in the UK (19 babies) and 2,933rd for girls in the US (57 babies).
Where does Eliyah come from?
Possibly a form of Elijah, or a blend of Eli and Aaliyah
Is Eliyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Eliyah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 girls and 5 boys in the UK and 57 girls and 35 boys in the US.
How popular is Eliyah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,642nd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 19 about 1 in 15,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 19 girls in the UK were named Eliyah, making it the 1,642nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 19 girls. 5 boys were also named Eliyah in 2025 (3,747th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Eliyah than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Eliyah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 87 girls in the UK were given Eliyah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #495, up from #1,642 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 79% of the babies named Eliyah in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,584th in England and Wales.
Eliyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #1,642 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 14 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,651 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
How popular is Eliyah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,933rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 57 about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 57 girls in the US were named Eliyah, making it the 2,933rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,712th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 90 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994. 35 boys were also named Eliyah in 2025 (3,313th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Eliyah than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Eliyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 200 girls in the US were given Eliyah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,058, up from #2,933 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 62% of the babies named Eliyah in the US were girls.
Eliyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | #2,933 |
| 2024 | 90 | #2,118 |
| 2023 | 67 | #2,614 |
| 2022 | 70 | #2,530 |
| 2021 | 67 | #2,586 |
| 2020 | 61 | #2,712 |
| 2019 | 72 | #2,451 |
| 2018 | 73 | #2,438 |
| 2017 | 52 | #3,091 |
| 2016 | 58 | #2,902 |
| 2015 | 72 | #2,501 |
| 2014 | 67 | #2,613 |
| 2013 | 63 | #2,725 |
| 2012 | 56 | #3,005 |
| 2011 | 62 | #2,795 |
| 2010 | 50 | #3,255 |
| 2009 | 52 | #3,188 |
| 2008 | 60 | #2,922 |
| 2007 | 41 | #3,847 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4,164 |
| 2005 | 34 | #4,114 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5,204 |
| 2003 | 34 | #3,942 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5,082 |
| 2001 | 31 | #4,021 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
Names like Eliyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Safa, Nusaybah, Ayah, Zainab, Sumayyah, Ruqayyah, Aafiyah, Hafsa, Abeeha, Aasiyah, Zaniyah
Other spellings of Eliyah
Names related to Eliyah
Aliyah, Elia, Eiliyah, Elahi, Elya, Eilah, Eliyahu, Eliah, Aleiyah
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, “Eliyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eliyah, updated 20 October 2026.