Eliyahu
2025 SSA
About Eliyahu
Eliyahu is the Hebrew form of the increasingly popular Biblical prophet name Elijah, also found in forms Elias and Eli. There were 100 boys given the name Eliyahu in the U.S. in 2012. Its upside is that it's one of the most distinctive forms of the name, but that final yahoo may prove difficult.
Pronounced el-ee-AH-hoo.
As of October 2026, Eliyahu ranked #1236 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,399 | 121 | 63 |
| 2015 | #1,298 | 137 | 71.5 |
| 2016 | #1,369 | 130 | 68.5 |
| 2017 | #1,571 | 104 | 56.2 |
| 2018 | #1,540 | 110 | 60.6 |
| 2019 | #1,463 | 119 | 66.3 |
| 2020 | #1,451 | 119 | 68.9 |
| 2021 | #1,456 | 124 | 70.9 |
| 2022 | #1,368 | 137 | 78.5 |
| 2023 | #1,320 | 144 | 84.2 |
| 2024 | #1,258 | 156 | 90.5 |
| 2025 | #1,236 | 162 | 94.8 |
World rankings
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Eliyahu on lists
Famous Eliyahus
- Eliyahu Essas
Russian,Israeli rabbi and former Soviet Jewish leader
- Eliyahu Rips
Latvian,Israeli mathematician
- Eliyahu Sasson
Israeli politician
- Eliyahu Ben Haim
Israeli,American rabbi and Talmudic scholar
- Eliyahu Moshe Goldratt
Israeli physicist and business management guru
- Eliyahu Rahamim Zini
rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Or Vishua in Haifa, Israel
- Eliyahu Bakshi
Doron, former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel