Given name
Eliah
Eliah is a masculine given name. It is used in Swedish and Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Eliah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eliah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,627
- 1,159 boys · 468 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 78 babies
- 2025
- 51
- #3,202 for boys · #7,592 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 71% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 37 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,202 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 56 in 2009. It also appeared in 14 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,324 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.
Eliah’s family of names
Eliah may belong to the same name family as ELLIAH. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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