Latin origin
Source-reportedInherited from Latin Ēliās, with Greek accentation.
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: EliaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: EliaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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“Yahweh is my god”
/ˈɛ.lja/ · Italian
01 / Meaning & origin
Elia is a unisex given name documented in English, Spanish, German and 5 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Ēliās.
Separate records with matching spellings: Elia (German, Finnish), Elía (Icelandic), Elïa (st-65661e59d9), Élia (French), Élïa (st-7d843de732), Èlia (Catalan), ʻElia (Hawaiian)
3 source accounts
Inherited from Latin Ēliās, with Greek accentation.
Inherited from Latin or Borrowed from Latin Hēlia, feminine version of Hēlius, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος (Hḗlios).
Meaning: “Yahweh is my god”
From Biblical Hebrew אליהו ('Eliyáhu, literally “Yahweh is my god”).
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 263 girls (rank 970). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Elia
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | 5 | 1,024 | observed |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | 7 | 937 | observed |
| 1888 | 8 | 959 | observed |
| 1889 | 7 | 1,025 | observed |
| 1890 | 6 | 1,210 | observed |
| 1891 | 7 | 1,093 | observed |
| 1892 | 6 | 1,278 | observed |
| 1893 | 6 | 1,277 | observed |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | 8 | 1,202 | observed |
| 1896 | 10 | 1,047 | observed |
| 1897 | 12 | 931 | observed |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | 6 | 1,394 | observed |
| 1900 | 10 | 1,231 | observed |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | 12 | 1,024 | observed |
| 1903 | 5 | 1,792 | observed |
| 1904 | 6 | 1,659 | observed |
| 1905 | 6 | 1,696 | observed |
| 1906 | 7 | 1,553 | observed |
| 1907 | 5 | 2,061 | observed |
| 1908 | 6 | 1,862 | observed |
| 1909 | 10 | 1,369 | observed |
| 1910 | 14 | 1,207 | observed |
| 1911 | 11 | 1,450 | observed |
| 1912 | 9 | 1,981 | observed |
| 1913 | 11 | 1,883 | observed |
| 1914 | 11 | 2,125 | observed |
| 1915 | 28 | 1,339 | observed |
| 1916 | 19 | 1,805 | observed |
| 1917 | 27 | 1,431 | observed |
| 1918 | 24 | 1,645 | observed |
| 1919 | 23 | 1,698 | observed |
| 1920 | 35 | 1,312 | observed |
| 1921 | 28 | 1,577 | observed |
| 1922 | 27 | 1,611 | observed |
| 1923 | 34 | 1,350 | observed |
| 1924 | 31 | 1,503 | observed |
| 1925 | 41 | 1,210 | observed |
| 1926 | 32 | 1,414 | observed |
| 1927 | 32 | 1,423 | observed |
| 1928 | 35 | 1,290 | observed |
| 1929 | 41 | 1,159 | observed |
| 1930 | 40 | 1,181 | observed |
| 1931 | 31 | 1,314 | observed |
| 1932 | 43 | 1,082 | observed |
| 1933 | 39 | 1,123 | observed |
| 1934 | 44 | 1,047 | observed |
| 1935 | 44 | 1,039 | observed |
| 1936 | 32 | 1,267 | observed |
| 1937 | 41 | 1,116 | observed |
| 1938 | 35 | 1,231 | observed |
| 1939 | 34 | 1,265 | observed |
| 1940 | 30 | 1,374 | observed |
| 1941 | 41 | 1,166 | observed |
| 1942 | 44 | 1,195 | observed |
| 1943 | 31 | 1,492 | observed |
| 1944 | 44 | 1,188 | observed |
| 1945 | 43 | 1,213 | observed |
| 1946 | 46 | 1,276 | observed |
| 1947 | 53 | 1,238 | observed |
| 1948 | 40 | 1,461 | observed |
| 1949 | 49 | 1,304 | observed |
| 1950 | 63 | 1,161 | observed |
| 1951 | 50 | 1,314 | observed |
| 1952 | 52 | 1,333 | observed |
| 1953 | 56 | 1,299 | observed |
| 1954 | 64 | 1,241 | observed |
| 1955 | 72 | 1,175 | observed |
| 1956 | 54 | 1,437 | observed |
| 1957 | 51 | 1,491 | observed |
| 1958 | 59 | 1,379 | observed |
| 1959 | 56 | 1,435 | observed |
| 1960 | 51 | 1,561 | observed |
| 1961 | 59 | 1,454 | observed |
| 1962 | 48 | 1,627 | observed |
| 1963 | 45 | 1,715 | observed |
| 1964 | 39 | 1,892 | observed |
| 1965 | 40 | 1,801 | observed |
| 1966 | 52 | 1,548 | observed |
| 1967 | 39 | 1,881 | observed |
| 1968 | 45 | 1,749 | observed |
| 1969 | 56 | 1,591 | observed |
| 1970 | 46 | 1,877 | observed |
| 1971 | 40 | 2,064 | observed |
| 1972 | 40 | 1,989 | observed |
| 1973 | 49 | 1,773 | observed |
| 1974 | 57 | 1,630 | observed |
| 1975 | 69 | 1,481 | observed |
| 1976 | 55 | 1,729 | observed |
| 1977 | 56 | 1,801 | observed |
| 1978 | 53 | 1,862 | observed |
| 1979 | 63 | 1,731 | observed |
| 1980 | 56 | 1,904 | observed |
| 1981 | 66 | 1,714 | observed |
| 1982 | 58 | 1,850 | observed |
| 1983 | 45 | 2,156 | observed |
| 1984 | 61 | 1,771 | observed |
| 1985 | 57 | 1,928 | observed |
| 1986 | 54 | 2,003 | observed |
| 1987 | 60 | 1,899 | observed |
| 1988 | 56 | 2,071 | observed |
| 1989 | 59 | 2,096 | observed |
| 1990 | 93 | 1,605 | observed |
| 1991 | 82 | 1,752 | observed |
| 1992 | 64 | 2,105 | observed |
| 1993 | 80 | 1,815 | observed |
| 1994 | 73 | 1,929 | observed |
| 1995 | 74 | 1,880 | observed |
| 1996 | 77 | 1,881 | observed |
| 1997 | 72 | 1,983 | observed |
| 1998 | 63 | 2,244 | observed |
| 1999 | 66 | 2,258 | observed |
| 2000 | 73 | 2,174 | observed |
| 2001 | 81 | 2,064 | observed |
| 2002 | 84 | 2,046 | observed |
| 2003 | 112 | 1,702 | observed |
| 2004 | 102 | 1,855 | observed |
| 2005 | 107 | 1,819 | observed |
| 2006 | 96 | 2,050 | observed |
| 2007 | 176 | 1,370 | observed |
| 2008 | 135 | 1,657 | observed |
| 2009 | 160 | 1,450 | observed |
| 2010 | 147 | 1,521 | observed |
| 2011 | 181 | 1,301 | observed |
| 2012 | 138 | 1,575 | observed |
| 2013 | 154 | 1,451 | observed |
| 2014 | 177 | 1,333 | observed |
| 2015 | 200 | 1,234 | observed |
| 2016 | 195 | 1,252 | observed |
| 2017 | 233 | 1,087 | observed |
| 2018 | 216 | 1,130 | observed |
| 2019 | 235 | 1,073 | observed |
| 2020 | 222 | 1,099 | observed |
| 2021 | 307 | 884 | observed |
| 2022 | 294 | 919 | observed |
| 2023 | 308 | 871 | observed |
| 2024 | 321 | 841 | observed |
| 2025 | 263 | 970 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Elia” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Elia— “God the Lord”
Elia, _m._ _Ital._ Heb. God the Lord, 36
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Italy — Istat published top 50 registered newborn names per sex, 1999–2024
Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — national top 100 newborn names per sex, 2002–2024
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.