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Eliyahu

Boy

Meaning of Eliyahu: Hebrew: 'my God is Yahweh'

Eliyahu is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1240th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1240

162 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,661

First recorded 1956 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 14 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 20 babies1984: 30 babies1985: 31 babies1986: 29 babies1987: 33 babies1988: 31 babies1989: 31 babies1990: 45 babies19901991: 40 babies1992: 44 babies1993: 53 babies1994: 44 babies1995: 45 babies1996: 58 babies1997: 48 babies1998: 38 babies1999: 52 babies2000: 48 babies20002001: 65 babies2002: 78 babies2003: 64 babies2004: 65 babies2005: 94 babies2006: 76 babies2007: 80 babies2008: 94 babies2009: 111 babies2010: 115 babies20102011: 126 babies2012: 109 babies2013: 123 babies2014: 121 babies2015: 137 babies2016: 130 babies2017: 104 babies2018: 110 babies2019: 119 babies2020: 119 babies20202021: 124 babies2022: 137 babies2023: 145 babies2024: 158 babies2025: 162 babies
US babies named Eliyahu per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 162.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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