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Elliyah

Gender
Girl
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Elliyah is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

Where does Elliyah come from?

Spelling of Eliyah; possibly a form of Elijah, or a blend of Eli and Aaliyah

Meaning borrowed from Eliyah.

Is Elliyah a girl's or a boy's name?

Elliyah is a girls' name.

How popular is Elliyah in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2023, with 6 girls.

2005Busiest: 6 in 20232024
Elliyah in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20244#4,907
20236#3,766
20220–
20213#5,824
20200–
20190–
20180–
20170–
20160–
20150–
20140–
20134#4,953
20120–
20110–
20100–
20090–
20080–
20070–
20060–
20053#4,976

How popular is Elliyah in the US?

No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.

Half of all the girls named Elliyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.

2000Busiest: 14 in 20142024
Elliyah in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20249#10,266
20239#10,307
202212#8,536
202113#8,019
202012#8,401
20190–
20187#12,459
20178#11,611
201611#9,408
201512#8,926
201414#8,050
201312#9,031
20129#11,251
201113#8,610
201011#9,786
20095#17,288
200810#10,802
20076#15,485
20066#15,147
20057#13,003
20040–
20030–
20020–
20010–
20005#15,024

Names like Elliyah

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Names related to Elliyah

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, “Elliyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elliyah, updated 20 October 2026.