Ellian
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.
Ellian by the numbers
Ellian was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Ellian
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 Ellian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Eliansun; diminutive of Elias or form of Helios486 in the US (2017)
- Elliasmy god is yahweh; variant of Elias14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eliasthe Lord is my God4,894 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellisgod is my salvation; a form of Elias582 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellisonson of Eli; a patronymic form369 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Ellian
Names that are said the same way as Ellian, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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