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Elya
OriginVariation of Eliya or Elijah, Hebrew
Meaning"Yahweh is God"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
Girls#9031
Boys#4288
31% girls · 69% boys
About Elya
A modern Hebrew form of Eliya or Elijah that coincides with a variation of the Arabic girl name Alya and a Russian short form of Eleanor.
Elya for girls#9031 US
A Slavic variation of Helen that might make an unusual update of that classic name.
Pronounced EL-yuh.
As of November 2026, Elya ranked #4288 for boys and #9031 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3825 for boys in 2019 and #5445 for girls in 1985.
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 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,994 | 19 | 10 |
| 2017 | #4,791 | 20 | 10.8 |
| 2018 | #4,125 | 25 | 13.8 |
| 2019 | #3,825 | 28 | 15.6 |
| 2020 | #4,587 | 21 | 12.2 |
| 2021 | #4,679 | 21 | 12 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,288 | 24 | 14.1 |
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- Ilya Zalmanovich "Elya" BaskinGirl
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- Elya GrunerGirl
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- Elya YelnatsGirl
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