Given name
Eliab
“(my) God is father”
Eliab is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאליאב
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Eliab means “(my) God is father.”
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Where it comes from
Eliab is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God,” and the Hebrew noun 'ab (אב), “father.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Eliab appears in 1 Samuel 16:6, 1 Samuel 1:1, Numbers 7:24.
- 1 Samuel 16:6
- 1 Samuel 1:1
- Numbers 7:24
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Eliab through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 945
- 945 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 98 babies
- 2025
- 54
- #2,491 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +45%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 54 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,491 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 45.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 560 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eliab’s family of names
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Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Abigailshares a root
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- Abnershares a root
- Abielshares a root
- Jobshares a root
- Abimaelshares a root
- Abishaishares a root
- Abbashares a root
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- Abijahshares a root
- Abishares a root
- Abinershares a root
- Abiahshares a root
- Absalomshares a root
- Abiudshares a root
- Abiramshares a root
- Abinadabshares a root
- Abiashares a root
- Abihailshares a root
- Abiezershares a root
- Abidanshares a root
- Abidashares a root
- Abitubshares a root
- Abitalshares a root
- Abishurshares a root
- Abishuashares a root
- Abishalomshares a root
- Abishagshares a root
- Abinoamshares a root
- Abimelechshares a root
- Abijamshares a root
- Abihudshares a root
- Abihushares a root
- Abiatharshares a root
- Abiasaphshares a root
- Abi-Albonshares a root
- Ahabshares a root
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