Eleah

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 13 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
13
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Eleah by the numbers

Eleah was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 19 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Eleah

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Eleah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Ellahgoddess or oak tree; a variant of Ella36 in the US (2017)
  • Elahoak tree17 in the US (2017)
  • Elenahbright, shining; a form of Helen6 in the US (2017)
  • Eloahoak tree; variant of Elah or Aliyah5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elleahall; a form of Ella5 in the US (2017)
  • Elea13 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Eleah

Names that are said the same way as Eleah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Eliamy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah255 in the US (2017)
  • Elliagod is my salvation; a form of Elias122 in the US (2017)
  • Elaiaolive tree30 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elyamy god is yahweh; modern form of Elijah6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Eulawell-spoken; sweet voice14 in the US (2017)
  • Elahiof god; divine11 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Eleah

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