Elija
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning my god is yahweh; a form of elijah.
Elija by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Elija. In the US, 32 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 56 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elija. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elizagod is my oath; short form of Elizabeth712 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elisagod is my oath; form of elizabeth113 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eliamy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah255 in the US (2017)
- Elinabright shining light; form of Helen69 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elidasmall winged one; a form of Alida42 in the US (2017)
- Eliyamy god is yahweh; a form of Elijah13 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Elija
Names that are said the same way as Elija, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Elija, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Elija
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