Given name & surname
Elim
“from the oasis”
Elim is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the oasis.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “from the oasis.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 546
- 326 boys · 220 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #6,181 for girls · #7,825 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,181 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 45.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 10 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 499 as a first name in 2020; 108 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Elim’s family of names
Elim has a related form in Eilam. Elim has a related form in Eleam. Elim has a related form in Eleem.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Elim
- Elim ChanHong Kong conductorborn 1986
- Elim OlfínechtaIrish king
- Elim Pavlovich Demidov, 3rd Prince of San DonatoRussian diplomat1868–1943
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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