Elyam
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Elyam by the numbers
Elyam was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Elyam
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 Elyam. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Eliammy God is a people133 in the US (2017)
- Elamhidden or high; biblical place name used as personal name108 in the US (2017)
- Elyasjehovah is god; greek form of elijah or elias62 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elyamy god is yahweh; modern form of Elijah6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elham8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elyan14 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Elyam
Names that are said the same way as Elyam, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Elohimgod or gods; plural form of el3 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Elyam
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