Elroi
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god of vision; from El Roi.
Elroi by the numbers
In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Elroi. In the US, 11 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 9 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from El
Like Elroi, each of these traces back to El: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elroi. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elroythe king; from le roi5 in England and Wales (2025)
- El-Roigod who sees; the god of sight9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eliotgod is my god; a form of Elijah205 in the US (2017)
- Eldonold hill or from the old valley72 in the US (2017)
- Eltonold town or settlement of the eels12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elricelf ruler; noble and powerful28 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a dream
Like Elroi, each of these has a dream in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean God
Like Elroi, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Elroi
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