Eliud
Eliud is a male given name which may refer to:Eliud, legendary king of the Britons Eliud, ancestor of Jesus in the Bible Saint Eliud, British Christian monk and bishop Eliud Poligrates, Filipino basketball player Eliud Williams, former President of Dominica Eliud Zeledón, Nicaraguan international footballer
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
- Eastern African
Meaning & Origin of Eliud
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eliud is a male given name which may refer to:Eliud, legendary king of the Britons Eliud, ancestor of Jesus in the Bible Saint Eliud, British Christian monk and bishop Eliud Poligrates, Filipino basketball player Eliud Williams, former President of Dominica Eliud Zeledón, Nicaraguan international footballer
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
- Eastern African
The Story of Eliud
The earliest SSA record of Eliud as a baby boy name dates back to 1931, when 5 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 43 newborns named Eliud — #2,256 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Eliud on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Eliud ranks #4,339 for baby boys with 24 births, falling sharply (-19%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
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About the name Eliud
Eliud is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1931 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Eliud's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #1,787. Use the chart and map above to compare Eliud'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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