Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Eliyah 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 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eliyah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,221
- 775 boys · 1,446 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 119 babies
- 2025
- 92
- #2,938 for girls · #3,332 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 34% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 57 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,938 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 35 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,271 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.
Eliyah’s family of names
Eliyah may belong to the same name family as ELIYYAH. 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.
Similar names
If you love Eliyah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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52% boys · 48% girls
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“a handsome friend”
49% boys · 51% girls
Rumi
40% boys · 60% girls
Legacy
34% boys · 66% girls
Reign
Reign is a masculine given name.
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