Boy · Hebrew
Elia
Say it: eh-LEE-ah
Meaning
From Hebrew Eliyyahu 'my God is Yahweh'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 8,497 babies given this name since 1884
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 7,400 girls
- 243 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Elijah |
|---|---|
| French | Élie |
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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