Eliya
Eliya is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Catantopinae with no tribe assigned. Species can be found in Sri Lanka.
Meaning & Origin of Eliya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eliya is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Catantopinae with no tribe assigned. Species can be found in Sri Lanka.
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The Story of Eliya
As a girl name
Eliya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1993, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 45 Eliyas were born — ranking #3,523 that year. As of 2026, Eliya ranks #4,082 for girls with 35 births, rising sharply (+17% over the past five years). In total, more than 869 Eliyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Eliya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2002, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 18 Eliyas were born — ranking #5,104 that year. As of 2026, Eliya ranks #7,312 for boys with 9 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 197 Eliyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Eliya
Eliya is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 869 births in the dataset. Eliya's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #3,523. Use the chart and map above to compare Eliya'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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