Elia: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “Yahweh is my God”
- Origin
- Italian
- Say it
- eh-LEE-ah · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (90% of all uses)
Italian form of Elijah, from Hebrew Eliyahu. It is also used in some other European languages, sometimes for either sex depending on tradition.
How popular is Elia?
Babies named Elia in 2024342
2024 rank#839 girls
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18809,853
Elia is rising: use over the last five years is 2.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Elia
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Elia questions
What does the name Elia mean?
Elia means "Yahweh is my God". It comes from Italian. Italian form of Elijah, from Hebrew Eliyahu. It is also used in some other European languages, sometimes for either sex depending on tradition.
Is Elia a boy or girl name?
Elia is mainly a girl's name in US records (90% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Elia?
342 US babies were named Elia in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Elia?
Elia is usually pronounced eh-LEE-ah.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.