Given name
Elohim
“but probably powers or forces”
Elohim is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in French.
Original Hebrewאלהים
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Elohim is thought to mean “but probably powers or forces.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
Elohim is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. 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 Elohim appears in Genesis 2:4, 1 Samuel 10:5.
- Genesis 2:4
- 1 Samuel 10:5
From biblical name research
Elohim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 291
- 291 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 39
- #3,099 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +151%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 39 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,099 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 150.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Elohim’s family of names
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Elohim
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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