Elye

A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning my god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah or Elie.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Elye by the numbers

Elye was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 19 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Elijah

Like Elye, each of these traces back to Elijah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
  • Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Alijahmy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah676 in the US (2017)
  • Eliamy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah255 in the US (2017)
  • Eliotgod is my god; a form of Elijah205 in the US (2017)
  • Eliyahmy god is yahweh; variant of Elijah19 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Eliahmy god is yahweh; a form of Elijah70 in the US (2017)
  • Elyjahmy God is Yahweh; a modern respelling of Elijah67 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Elyascended; a form of Eli99 in the US (2017)
  • Elieascended; a form of Elijah44 in the US (2017)
  • Elyamy god is yahweh; modern form of Elijah6 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Elye

Names that are said the same way as Elye, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Eliascended; my god is yahweh6,576 in the US (2017)
  • Elihmy God is Yahweh; form of Eli22 in the US (2017)
  • Eligh35 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean God

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

  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh13,294 in the US (2017)
  • 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)

Names about as common as Elye

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