How do you pronounce Elijah?

Elijah is pronounced ee-LYE-juh.

What is the origin of Elijah?

Elijah is of Hebrew origin, from Jewish culture.

Boy name Hebrew origin Multiple tradition Top 50 in 2024

Elijah

ee-LYE-juh · 6 letters · 3 syllables

What it means

My God is Yahweh

Language

Hebrew

Culture

Jewish

Religion

Multiple

Style era

classic

Themes

biblical

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#8

2024 births11,171

Peak year2011

First appeared1880

Total US births369,304

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

EliLijah

Alternate spellings

ElijaEliyah

In other languages

Elie (French)Elías (Spanish)Eliyahu (Hebrew)

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