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Elias
Pronounced /ɪˈlaɪ̯.əs/
Rank in 2024
#25
Born in 2024
7,653
Peak year
2024 · #25
Origin
Hebrew
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 7,653 boys were named Elias, about 1 in every 224.
- 2024 is its biggest year on record.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 120,370 boys have been named Elias since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Elias per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0.2Greatest1901–27
- 0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- 0.2Gen X1965–80
- 0.3Millennials1981–96
- 1.0Gen Z1997–12
- 3.0Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 2,782 babies, 0.17 per 1,000. Silent: 2,422 babies, 0.12 per 1,000. Boomers: 2,972 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Gen X: 4,215 babies, 0.15 per 1,000. Millennials: 9,558 babies, 0.31 per 1,000. Gen Z: 32,060 babies, 1.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 65,586 babies, 3.02 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
The New Testament form of Elijah, a Hebrew prophet, from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías).
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- /ɪˈlaɪ̯.əs/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Elias, CC BY-SA 4.0.