Eliab
Eliab, also spelled Eliaab, is a male name, held by three people in the Hebrew Bible, respectively the sons of Helon, Pallu, and, most significantly, Jesse.
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Eliab
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eliab, also spelled Eliaab, is a male name, held by three people in the Hebrew Bible, respectively the sons of Helon, Pallu, and, most significantly, Jesse.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Eliab
American parents first put Eliab on the record books as a baby boy name in 1989, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 98 Eliabs were born — ranking #1,719 that year. About 45% of every Eliab on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Eliab ranks #2,193 for baby boys with 67 births, rising sharply (+46% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Eliab
Eliab is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Eliab's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,719. Use the chart and map above to compare Eliab's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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