Eliyahu
Eliahu or Eliyahu is a masculine Hebrew name of biblical origin. It means "My God is Yahweh" and derives from the prophet Elijah who, according to the Bible, lived during the reign of King Ahab.
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Eliyahu
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eliahu or Eliyahu is a masculine Hebrew name of biblical origin. It means "My God is Yahweh" and derives from the prophet Elijah who, according to the Bible, lived during the reign of King Ahab.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Eliyahu
The earliest SSA record of Eliyahu as a baby boy name dates back to 1956, when 8 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 163 newborns named Eliyahu — #1,226 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Eliyahu on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Eliyahu ranks #1,226 for baby boys with 163 births, rising sharply (+32% over the past five years). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Eliyahu
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About the name Eliyahu
Eliyahu is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Eliyahu's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,226. Use the chart and map above to compare Eliyahu'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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