Elliah
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.
Elliah by the numbers
Elliah was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Elliah
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 Elliah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elliagod is my salvation; a form of Elias122 in the US (2017)
- Ellahgoddess or oak tree; a variant of Ella36 in the US (2017)
- Elliyahmy god is Yahweh; variant of Elijah8 in the US (2017)
- Elleahall; a form of Ella5 in the US (2017)
- Elaiahmy god is yahweh; biblical name3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Elliah
Names that are said the same way as Elliah, 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)
- 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)
- Elaahidivine, pertaining to god6 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Elliah
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