Given name
Eliud
“my God is majestic”
Eliud is a masculine given name. It is used in Swahili.
Original GreekΕλιουδ
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Eliud means “my God is majestic.”
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Where it comes from
Eliud is a biblical name from Greek.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1931. 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 Eliud appears in Matthew 1:14, Matthew 1:15.
- Matthew 1:14
- Matthew 1:15
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Eliud through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,593
- 1,593 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #5,265 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,265 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,522 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.
Eliud’s family of names
Eliud may belong to the same name family as ELIUDD. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 17
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Eliud
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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