Eliyahu

Meaning: Yahweh is my God
Origin: Hebrew — Original form of Elijah

Boy's name · #1236 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Eliyahu is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1956, it stood at #1236 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 3,700 boys have been named Eliyahu along the way.

Across the states

In recent years, Eliyahu ran 5–16× its national rate in New Jersey and New York.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Eliyahu ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,672 in England & Wales (2024) · #2,812 in Canada (2021) · #4,447 in Ecuador (2020) · #2,302 in Austria (2018).

Famous Eliyahus

Eliyahu M. Goldratt — Israeli business management guru (1947–2011)
Eliyahu Rips — Israeli mathematician of Latvian origin (1948–2024)
Eliyahu Golomb — Jewish political leader and co-founder of the Haganah (1893–1945)
Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron — Israeli rabbi (1941–2020)
Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler — Latvian rabbi (1892–1953)

What Eliyahus become

Among 65 notable people named Eliyahu:

Business leaders appear 3.9× more often than among typical names — e.g. Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Israeli business management guru (1947–2011).

Similar names: Tzvi · Eliel · Atreyu · Dovid · Elyjah · Eleazar

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