Eliu
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning my god is Yahweh; variant of Elijah.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Eliu by the numbers
Eliu was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 19 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Elijah
Like Eliu, each of these traces back to Elijah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alijahmy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah676 in the US (2017)
- Eliotgod is my god; a form of Elijah205 in the US (2017)
- Eliyahmy god is yahweh; variant of Elijah19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eliahmy god is yahweh; a form of Elijah70 in the US (2017)
- Elyjahmy God is Yahweh; a modern respelling of Elijah67 in the US (2017)
- Iliasfrom troy; greek form of Elijah14 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Eliu. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Eliascended; my god is yahweh6,576 in the US (2017)
- Eliamy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah255 in the US (2017)
- Eliosun; from Helios147 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elisgod is my salvation; a form of Elias or Ellis119 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elieascended; a form of Elijah44 in the US (2017)
- EliudGod is my praise33 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Eliu, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Eliu
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