Elye
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EL-yuh
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Elye is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is Yahweh”. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Elye mean?
Hebrew: Yiddish form of Elijah
“my God is Yahweh”
The Yiddish form of Elijah, from Hebrew Eliyahu; Elijah is a major prophet in the Hebrew Bible.
Is Elye a girl's or a boy's name?
Elye is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elye in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Elye, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2011, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Elye in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elye in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
Names like Elye
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eli Eliel Axel Ezra Easton Elijah Asher Enzo Noah Eliam Elias Gael
Names related to Elye
More Hebrew names
Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Mateo Elsie Levi Eliana
Sources
Figures from 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, “Elye: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elye, updated 20 October 2026.