Elohim
Elohim is a Hebrew word meaning "gods" or "godhood". Although the word is plural in form, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity, particularly but not always the God of Judaism. In other verses it takes plural agreement and refers to gods in the plural.
Meaning & Origin of Elohim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elohim is a Hebrew word meaning "gods" or "godhood". Although the word is plural in form, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity, particularly but not always the God of Judaism. In other verses it takes plural agreement and refers to gods in the plural.
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The Story of Elohim
Elohim first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1996, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 40 Elohims were born — ranking #3,068 that year. As of 2026, Elohim ranks #3,068 for baby boys with 40 births, rising sharply (+148% over the past five years). In total, more than 329 Elohims have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Elohim
Elohim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 329 births in the dataset. Elohim's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #3,068. Use the chart and map above to compare Elohim'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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