Elyon
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- EL-ee-on
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,372 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,207 for boys
Elyon is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “most high”. In 2025 it ranked 1,372nd for boys in the UK (21 babies) and 2,207th for boys in the US (64 babies).
What does Elyon mean?
Hebrew: biblical title of God
“most high”
In Genesis, Melchizedek blesses Abram in the name of El Elyon, 'God Most High'.
Is Elyon a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Elyon has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 21 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 64 boys in the US.
How popular is Elyon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,372nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21 about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 139% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were named Elyon, making it the 1,372nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. 3 girls were also named Elyon in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Elyon of any year since it first appeared, in 2010.
Half of all the boys named Elyon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 99 boys in the UK were given Elyon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #447, up from #1,372 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales.
Elyon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,372 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
How popular is Elyon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,207th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 64 about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 193% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 64 boys in the US were named Elyon, making it the 2,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,137th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 80 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007. 5 girls were also named Elyon in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Elyon in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,646 boys in the US were given Elyon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #152, up from #2,207 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 7% of the babies named Elyon in the US were girls.
Elyon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | #2,207 |
| 2024 | 80 | #1,957 |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,345 |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,689 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,137 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,101 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
Names like Elyon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cillian, Eden, Cassian, Rowan, Finn, Elias, Elijah, Matteo, Albie, Lochlan, Ezra, Ronan
Other spellings of Elyon
Names related to Elyon
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, “Elyon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elyon, updated 20 October 2026.