Eliyahu

A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning my god is yahweh.

Babies a year
101
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Eliyahu by the numbers

Eliyahu was given to 101 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 135 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Eliyahmy god is yahweh; variant of Elijah19 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Eliyohumy god is yahweh; a form of Elijah5 in the US (2017)
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh13,294 in the US (2017)
  • Eliahmy god is yahweh; a form of Elijah70 in the US (2017)
  • Eliyasmy god is Yahweh; a form of Elias27 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elihumy god is he14 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean God

Like Eliyahu, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Michaelwho is like God?12,612 in the US (2017)
  • DanielGod is my judge11,654 in the US (2017)
  • Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
  • SamuelGod has heard10,339 in the US (2017)
  • JohnGod is gracious9,444 in the US (2017)
  • GabrielGod is my strength9,110 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Eliyahu

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