Elia
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Elia
Though the most famous Elia, screenwriter Kazan, was male, this name sounds like a spin on many popular girls' names, from Ella to Ellie to Isla and Leah. While the Italian pronunciation has the middle syllable as LEE, making it closer to the original Elijah would give the middle syllable a long I sound — eh-LYE-ah.
Elia for boys#3008 US
A multicultural appellation, found in Hebrew, Italian, and Zuni, this likable name made famous by director Elia Kazan's only problem is the feminine a ending. But then again, that never hurt Joshua.
Pronounced AY-lee-uh.
As of October 2026, Elia ranked #970 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #839 in 2024, Nameberry popularity #614.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,334 | 177 | #4,299 | 23 |
| 2015 | #1,234 | 200 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,252 | 195 | #4,830 | 20 |
| 2017 | #1,089 | 233 | #4,362 | 23 |
| 2018 | #1,133 | 216 | #4,264 | 24 |
| 2019 | #1,073 | 235 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,098 | 222 | #3,747 | 28 |
| 2021 | #885 | 307 | #3,840 | 28 |
| 2022 | #919 | 294 | #3,355 | 35 |
| 2023 | #872 | 308 | #3,580 | 32 |
| 2024 | #839 | 320 | #4,589 | 22 |
| 2025 | #970 | 263 | #3,008 | 41 |
World rankings
Elia for boys
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Famous Elias
- Elia AboumradGirl
Mexican,American celebrity chef, contestant on TV's "Top Chef"
- Elia Kazan (born Elias Kazantzoglou)Boy
Greek,American film director, writer, and producer
- Elia David CmíralBoy
Czech,American film composer
- Elia SuleimanBoy
Palestinian film director
- Elia George KaiyamoBoy
Namibian politician
- EliaBoy
alias of British writer Charles Lamb
Elia in pop culture
- Elia MartellGirl
character in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series
- EliaBoy
main character in webcomic Les Normaux.
- Elia VasilovBoy
character in "Harmony"