A LITTLE UNCOMMON. ENTIRELY YOURS.
Meaning, origin and pronunciation, with published usage by place and year.
Checking your saved choices…
Share this name or preview its baby card in Discover.
The Lord is God, or the Lord is my God, in the biblical-name account.
In Haber’s discussion of biblical theophoric names, Eliyah is explicitly included as the short form of Eliyahu in the group combining El with the divine name. The author explains this group as the Lord being God or my God. Both formulations are retained as this scholarly interpretation, rather than selecting one universal modern translation or assigning religious belief to a bearer.
Hebrew biblical short form (אליה)
The article explicitly places Eliyah, written אליה, in its discussion of Hebrew biblical names. This documents one naming route without assigning religion or ancestry to modern bearers.
Not yet published for this spelling.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Girls | 17 · preliminary | 1429 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Canada | 2025 | Boys | 6 · preliminary | 2789 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Girls | 50 (rounded to 5) | 776 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Boys | 15 (rounded to 5) | 2116 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Girls | 19 | 1584 | Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 5 | 3684 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Girls | 57 | 2933 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 35 | 3314 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Open an entry for its source, credit, licence and full qualifications. Different name traditions remain separate.
Checked against cited source
In Haber’s discussion of biblical theophoric names, Eliyah is explicitly included as the short form of Eliyahu in the group combining El with the divine name. The author explains this group as the Lord being God or my God. Both formulations are retained as this scholarly interpretation, rather than selecting one universal modern translation or assigning religious belief to a bearer. Credit: Heriberto Haber, Theophoric Names in the Bible, Jewish Bible Quarterly 29(1), 2001, PDF page 2; Jewish Bible Association. Source: https://jbqnew.jewishbible.org/assets/Uploads/291/291_Names1.pdf. License: original brief factual summary; author and publisher copyright retained (https://www.jewishbible.org/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact name’s place in the author’s theological account, preserving its alternative formulations. No article passage, images or recordings reproduced.
Original factual summary; source copyright retained
Checked against cited source
The author identifies the exact transliteration Eliyah as the shorter form of Eliyahu. The shared theological discussion is not flattened into a single literal gloss here; modern English pronunciation remains unverified. Credit: Heriberto Haber, Theophoric Names in the Bible, Jewish Bible Quarterly 29(1), 2001, PDF page 2; published by the Jewish Bible Association. Source: https://jbqnew.jewishbible.org/assets/Uploads/291/291_Names1.pdf. License: original brief factual summary by Rare Baby Names; author and publisher copyright retained, no open license claimed (https://www.jewishbible.org/). Adaptation: the exact transliteration and short-form relationship are condensed in original wording; no article prose, page images or audio reproduced.
Original factual summary; source copyright retained
Checked against cited source
The article explicitly places Eliyah, written אליה, in its discussion of Hebrew biblical names. This documents one naming route without assigning religion or ancestry to modern bearers. Credit: Heriberto Haber, Theophoric Names in the Bible, Jewish Bible Quarterly 29(1), 2001, PDF page 2; published by the Jewish Bible Association. Source: https://jbqnew.jewishbible.org/assets/Uploads/291/291_Names1.pdf. License: original brief factual summary by Rare Baby Names; author and publisher copyright retained, no open license claimed (https://www.jewishbible.org/). Adaptation: the exact transliteration and short-form relationship are condensed in original wording; no article prose, page images or audio reproduced.
Original factual summary; source copyright retained
Checked against cited source
The article explicitly connects these two Hebrew forms. Popularity statistics remain separate for each spelling; no pronunciation is transferred between them. Credit: Heriberto Haber, Theophoric Names in the Bible, Jewish Bible Quarterly 29(1), 2001, PDF page 2; published by the Jewish Bible Association. Source: https://jbqnew.jewishbible.org/assets/Uploads/291/291_Names1.pdf. License: original brief factual summary by Rare Baby Names; author and publisher copyright retained, no open license claimed (https://www.jewishbible.org/). Adaptation: the exact transliteration and short-form relationship are condensed in original wording; no article prose, page images or audio reproduced.
Original factual summary; source copyright retained
View statistics source (link unavailable)
View statistics source (link unavailable)
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.
