Fun Facts About the Name Elias
- Gaining ground: Elias remained in the U.S. top 100 for 11 consecutive years, from 2015 through 2025. In 2025, it gained 12 ranking positions compared with the previous year.
- More than 129 thousand babies named Elias: U.S. records list 129,446 babies given the name Elias from 1880 through 2025. Even 239 girls received the name Elias - about 1 girl for every 541 boys.
What Does the Name Elias Mean?
Elias is the Greek and Latin form of the Hebrew name Eliyahu, usually translated "Yahweh is my God" or "My God is Yahweh." The Hebrew name combines eli, "my God," with yahu, a shortened form of the divine name Yahweh. The literal sense is a statement about God, not a description of the person who bears the name. In English, Elias and Elijah are both used, but they come from the same Hebrew name through different routes: Elijah directly from Hebrew, Elias through Greek and Latin.
Elias Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Eliyahu belongs to the prophet Elijah in the Hebrew Bible. In the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures, the name appears as Ēlias (Ἠλίας). The same Greek form is used in the New Testament for Elijah, and it passed into Latin as Elias, the form found in the Vulgate. The King James Version uses Elias in the New Testament and Elijah in the Old Testament, and older English translations such as Tyndale's New Testament also used Elias. Through Latin and the Christian churches, Elias spread into other European languages, such as Spanish Elías and Portuguese Elias. Eastern Christian traditions venerate the prophet Elijah under the name Elias. In English, Elias has been used as a given name alongside Elijah.
How Popular is the Name Elias?
Elias recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Elias entered the top 100 U.S. boy names in 2015.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,211 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #12,489 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #12,500 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #8,160 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #9,143 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #12,508 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #12,832 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #10,807 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #14,861 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #10,343 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #17,308 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #15,514 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #11,539 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #14,280 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #18,455 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #17,263 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #14,681 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #12,804 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #11,326 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #15,773 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #9,733 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #10,068 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #10,915 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #14,100 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #14,140 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #12,968 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #10,746 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #9,055 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #7,131 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #10,061 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #8,445 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #9,484 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #6,219 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1933 | #4,397 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #4,744 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13 | 8,837 | 0.5174% |
| 2024 | #25 | 7,653 | 0.4462% |
| 2023 | #36 | 7,003 | 0.4099% |
| 2022 | #43 | 6,728 | 0.3857% |
| 2021 | #48 | 6,349 | 0.3632% |
| 2020 | #54 | 5,990 | 0.3472% |
| 2019 | #60 | 5,720 | 0.3190% |
| 2018 | #67 | 5,348 | 0.2946% |
| 2017 | #78 | 4,931 | 0.2665% |
| 2016 | #93 | 4,486 | 0.2365% |
| 2015 | #100 | 4,099 | 0.2139% |
| 2014 | #103 | 3,781 | 0.1969% |
| 2013 | #113 | 3,498 | 0.1850% |
| 2012 | #115 | 3,228 | 0.1702% |
| 2011 | #139 | 2,993 | 0.1576% |
| 2010 | #141 | 2,829 | 0.1475% |
| 2009 | #158 | 2,486 | 0.1253% |
| 2008 | #157 | 2,522 | 0.1236% |
| 2007 | #174 | 2,362 | 0.1138% |
| 2006 | #186 | 2,163 | 0.1052% |
| 2005 | #188 | 2,116 | 0.1060% |
| 2004 | #207 | 1,760 | 0.0887% |
| 2003 | #210 | 1,711 | 0.0866% |
| 2002 | #218 | 1,575 | 0.0811% |
| 2001 | #228 | 1,518 | 0.0781% |
| 2000 | #242 | 1,403 | 0.0714% |
| 1999 | #257 | 1,220 | 0.0635% |
| 1998 | #261 | 1,140 | 0.0596% |
| 1997 | #272 | 1,034 | 0.0549% |
| 1996 | #291 | 919 | 0.0485% |
| 1995 | #298 | 889 | 0.0467% |
| 1994 | #319 | 812 | 0.0420% |
| 1993 | #329 | 771 | 0.0393% |
| 1992 | #342 | 698 | 0.0349% |
| 1991 | #343 | 707 | 0.0350% |
| 1990 | #360 | 666 | 0.0324% |
| 1989 | #353 | 643 | 0.0321% |
| 1988 | #369 | 548 | 0.0286% |
| 1987 | #378 | 512 | 0.0274% |
| 1986 | #415 | 422 | 0.0229% |
| 1985 | #412 | 428 | 0.0232% |
| 1984 | #447 | 350 | 0.0194% |
| 1983 | #411 | 392 | 0.0219% |
| 1982 | #414 | 405 | 0.0223% |
| 1981 | #417 | 396 | 0.0221% |
| 1980 | #422 | 385 | 0.0216% |
| 1979 | #408 | 375 | 0.0218% |
| 1978 | #412 | 357 | 0.0217% |
| 1977 | #412 | 366 | 0.0223% |
| 1976 | #444 | 311 | 0.0198% |
| 1975 | #458 | 307 | 0.0197% |
| 1974 | #454 | 310 | 0.0197% |
| 1973 | #510 | 233 | 0.0149% |
| 1972 | #495 | 254 | 0.0157% |
| 1971 | #537 | 222 | 0.0126% |
| 1970 | #538 | 226 | 0.0122% |
| 1969 | #549 | 204 | 0.0114% |
| 1968 | #592 | 165 | 0.0095% |
| 1967 | #593 | 161 | 0.0092% |
| 1966 | #580 | 170 | 0.0095% |
| 1965 | #586 | 169 | 0.0091% |
| 1964 | #587 | 182 | 0.0091% |
| 1963 | #579 | 187 | 0.0092% |
| 1962 | #588 | 176 | 0.0085% |
| 1961 | #573 | 190 | 0.0089% |
| 1960 | #603 | 170 | 0.0080% |
| 1959 | #621 | 155 | 0.0073% |
| 1958 | #625 | 151 | 0.0071% |
| 1957 | #642 | 143 | 0.0066% |
| 1956 | #630 | 146 | 0.0069% |
| 1955 | #620 | 144 | 0.0070% |
| 1954 | #577 | 165 | 0.0081% |
| 1953 | #564 | 160 | 0.0081% |
| 1952 | #544 | 164 | 0.0084% |
| 1951 | #543 | 157 | 0.0083% |
| 1950 | #529 | 163 | 0.0091% |
| 1949 | #560 | 145 | 0.0082% |
| 1948 | #580 | 133 | 0.0076% |
| 1947 | #573 | 140 | 0.0077% |
| 1946 | #638 | 101 | 0.0062% |
| 1945 | #524 | 130 | 0.0097% |
| 1944 | #560 | 118 | 0.0087% |
| 1943 | #607 | 108 | 0.0076% |
| 1942 | #593 | 111 | 0.0080% |
| 1941 | #497 | 138 | 0.0112% |
| 1940 | #582 | 103 | 0.0089% |
| 1939 | #491 | 138 | 0.0125% |
| 1938 | #521 | 124 | 0.0112% |
| 1937 | #550 | 112 | 0.0105% |
| 1936 | #530 | 116 | 0.0112% |
| 1935 | #503 | 130 | 0.0125% |
| 1934 | #515 | 128 | 0.0124% |
| 1933 | #473 | 141 | 0.0142% |
| 1932 | #475 | 145 | 0.0139% |
| 1931 | #462 | 149 | 0.0143% |
| 1930 | #453 | 172 | 0.0157% |
| 1929 | #444 | 178 | 0.0165% |
| 1928 | #446 | 181 | 0.0163% |
| 1927 | #449 | 185 | 0.0164% |
| 1926 | #421 | 207 | 0.0186% |
| 1925 | #428 | 193 | 0.0173% |
| 1924 | #457 | 180 | 0.0159% |
| 1923 | #478 | 162 | 0.0148% |
| 1922 | #483 | 162 | 0.0149% |
| 1921 | #505 | 150 | 0.0136% |
| 1920 | #470 | 168 | 0.0158% |
| 1919 | #452 | 168 | 0.0171% |
| 1918 | #502 | 141 | 0.0139% |
| 1917 | #455 | 154 | 0.0166% |
| 1916 | #439 | 163 | 0.0183% |
| 1915 | #520 | 114 | 0.0134% |
| 1914 | #454 | 111 | 0.0170% |
| 1913 | #394 | 117 | 0.0228% |
| 1912 | #390 | 97 | 0.0226% |
| 1911 | #432 | 45 | 0.0199% |
| 1910 | #474 | 34 | 0.0175% |
| 1909 | #489 | 28 | 0.0171% |
| 1908 | #361 | 40 | 0.0259% |
| 1907 | #397 | 32 | 0.0218% |
| 1906 | #553 | 18 | 0.0135% |
| 1905 | #395 | 29 | 0.0219% |
| 1904 | #411 | 26 | 0.0203% |
| 1903 | #475 | 20 | 0.0168% |
| 1902 | #464 | 21 | 0.0171% |
| 1901 | #475 | 17 | 0.0160% |
| 1900 | #480 | 23 | 0.0153% |
| 1899 | #416 | 20 | 0.0188% |
| 1898 | #339 | 32 | 0.0261% |
| 1897 | #386 | 24 | 0.0213% |
| 1896 | #364 | 28 | 0.0234% |
| 1895 | #341 | 29 | 0.0247% |
| 1894 | #291 | 36 | 0.0311% |
| 1893 | #293 | 35 | 0.0312% |
| 1892 | #299 | 38 | 0.0311% |
| 1891 | #351 | 24 | 0.0237% |
| 1890 | #289 | 36 | 0.0324% |
| 1889 | #281 | 36 | 0.0326% |
| 1888 | #378 | 24 | 0.0199% |
| 1887 | #281 | 34 | 0.0335% |
| 1886 | #265 | 41 | 0.0370% |
| 1885 | #204 | 60 | 0.0557% |
| 1884 | #248 | 48 | 0.0419% |
| 1883 | #240 | 44 | 0.0421% |
| 1882 | #217 | 57 | 0.0501% |
| 1881 | #243 | 41 | 0.0407% |
| 1880 | #189 | 65 | 0.0588% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Elias Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fine when in harmony but changeable when in discord, because many of your best qualities are then reversed. You are entertaining but may be impulsive. Freedom is a necessity, and you find it difficult to settle down. Your versatility results in many changes, and often brings travel. Your fine intellect is capable of high honors if applied seriously. You are capable of inspired thinking applied to material things. You can be restless, changeable, and very sexy. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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