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Eliya
OriginVariation of Elijah or Aliyah, Hebrew; Arabic
Meaning"Yahweh is god; rising, to ascend; heavens, highborn, exalted"
About Eliya
Eliya may be thought of as a female variation on the popular Biblical boys' name Elijah or a spelling variation of the popular girls' name Aliyah. It may not rank among the US Top 1000 and it may cause some spelling and pronunciation confusion, but it does have genuine roots as a name.
Pronounced uh-LEE-yuh.
As of October 2026, Eliya ranked #4003 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3542 in 2012.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #3,719 | 41 | 23 |
| 2016 | #4,764 | 29 | 16.4 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,382 | 32 | 18.8 |
| 2019 | #4,683 | 29 | 17.3 |
| 2020 | #4,377 | 31 | 19.2 |
| 2021 | #3,564 | 43 | 26.2 |
| 2022 | #3,551 | 44 | 26.8 |
| 2023 | #4,213 | 34 | 21.2 |
| 2024 | #4,297 | 33 | 20.4 |
| 2025 | #4,003 | 36 | 22.4 |
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