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Eliab

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Meaning of Eliab: Hebrew: 'God is my father'

Eliab is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2431st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1951st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2431

54 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1951

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

945

First recorded 1989 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 16 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 13 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 24 babies2007: 20 babies2008: 18 babies2009: 18 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 24 babies2012: 32 babies2013: 27 babies2014: 32 babies2015: 35 babies2016: 46 babies2017: 39 babies2018: 51 babies2019: 42 babies2020: 50 babies20202021: 59 babies2022: 98 babies2023: 64 babies2024: 56 babies2025: 54 babies
US babies named Eliab per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 98.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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