Elias: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “my God is Yahweh”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- eh-LYE-us · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Form of Elijah used in Greek, Latin, and many European languages. It appears in the New Testament as the Greek form of the prophet's name.
How popular is Elias?
Babies named Elias in 20247,660
2024 rank#25 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 1880120,601
Elias is rising: use over the last five years is 2.3× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Elias
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Elias questions
What does the name Elias mean?
Elias means "my God is Yahweh". It comes from Hebrew. Form of Elijah used in Greek, Latin, and many European languages. It appears in the New Testament as the Greek form of the prophet's name.
Is Elias a boy or girl name?
Elias is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Elias?
7,660 US babies were named Elias in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Elias?
Elias is usually pronounced eh-LYE-us.
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.