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i-LIE-zhuh

Elijah

OriginHebrew
Meaning"Yahweh is God"
GenderBoy

About Elijah

Variation of Alijah

Pronounced i-LIE-zhuh. 3 syllables.

As of September 2026, Elijah ranked #7 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4 in 2021, Nameberry popularity #46.

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Famous Elijahs

  • Elijah

    of the sons of Harim (Ezra 10:21)

  • Elijah Eugene Cummings

    U.S. Congressman from Maryland

  • Elijah Jordan Wood

    American actor

  • Elijah Kelley

    American actor and singer

  • Elijah Samuel Burke

    American pro wrestler

  • Elijah Brigham

    U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts

  • Elijah Parish Lovejoy

    American journalist and abolitionist

  • Elijah Muhammad (born Elijah Robert Poole)

    American leader of the Nation of Islam

  • Elijah Hunt Mills

    U.S. Senator from Massachusetts

  • Elijah Adams Morse

    U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts

  • Elijah McCoy

    Canadian,American inventor

  • Elijah Jones

    American YouTube singer of duo Kinlee and Elijah

  • Elijah Eugene Pitts

    American NFL football player

  • Elijah Levi "Eli" Dale

    YouTuber from The Dale Tribe family vloggers

  • Elijah Blue Allman (b. 1976)

    son of singers Cher and Gregg Allman

  • Elijah Spader (b. 1992)

    son of actor James Spader

  • Elijah Garcia (b. 1992)

    son of singer Tiffany Darwish and Bulmaro Garcia

  • Elijah Judd (b. 1994)

    son of singer Wynonna Judd

  • Elijah Croce (b. 1997)

    son of singer A.J. Croce; grandson of singer Jim Croce

  • Elijah Holyfield (b. 1998)

    son of boxer Evander Holyfield

  • Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Hewson (b. 1999)

    son of singer Bono of U2

  • Elijah Diamond (b. 2000)

    son of actress Sheryl Lee and Jesse Diamond; grandson of singer Neil Diamond

  • Elijah Wright (b. 2001)

    son of actors Jeffrey Wright and Carmen Ejogo

  • Elijah Nelson Clark (b. 2001)

    son of actress Tracy Nelson and Chris Clark

  • Elijah Hendrix Wahlberg (b. 2001)

    son of actor/singer Donnie Wahlberg

  • Elijah Atkins (b. 2002)

    son of singer Rodney Atkins

  • Elijah Wolf O'Connell (b. 2002)

    son of model Amanda Swafford and Tobias O'Connell

  • Elijah Jeramiah Stotijn (b. 2003)

    son of singers Anouk and Remon Stotijn

  • Elijah Alexander

    Knox (b. 2004), son of actor/comedian Flex Alexander and singer Shanice Wilson

  • Elijah Burress (b. 2006)

    son of NFL player Plaxico Burress

  • Elijah Harrison (b. 2007)

    son of NFL player Damon Harrison

  • Elijah Pineda Palanca (b. 2007)

    son of actors Bernard Palanca and Meryll Soriano

  • Elijah Makai Solomon (b. 2009)

    eldest son of octomom Nadya Suleman

  • Elijah Dylan Westbrook (b. 2010)

    son of musicians Karen Fairchild and Jim Westbrook of band Little Big Town

  • Elijah Porter (b. 2010)

    son of reality TV personality Alex Nation ("The Bachelor Australia") and Joel Porter

  • Elijah Joseph Underwood (b. 2011)

    son of TV presenters Angellica Bell and Michael Underwood

  • Elijah Gestede (b. 2012)

    son of footballer Rudy Gestede

  • Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish

    John (b. 2013), son of singer Elton John and David Furnish

  • Elijah Craig Walker (b. 2013)

    son of singer Clay Walker

  • Elijah Beckwith (b. 2013)

    son of actress Heather Morris

  • Elijah Anderson (b. 2013)

    son of Australian rules footballer Jed Anderson

  • Elijah Connor Brown (b. 2019)

    son of reality TV personalities Noah and Rhain Brown of "Alaskan Bush People"

Elijah in pop culture

  • Elijah Mikaleson

    Character on TV's 'The Vampire Diaries' and 'The Originals'

  • Elijah Springfield

    character in Frank Peretti's "Veritas Project"

  • Elijah "Mr. Glass" Price

    character in "Unbreakable"

  • Elijah Leslie "Eli" Pepperjack

    character in the Netflix series "Trollhunters"

  • "Elijah Rock

    " spiritual song

  • "Elijah

    " song by Matthew and the Atlas

  • Elijah Kamski

    Character in the video game Detroit, Become Human.

Variations & nicknames

  • ElihuHebrew
  • IliasRussian
  • IlieRomanian
  • EliyahuHebrew
  • ElioRussian
  • IlyaGreek
  • ÉlieFrench
  • EliaSpanish
  • ElioItalian
  • ElianDutch

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