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Boy name Hebrew origin Jewish tradition

Eliyahu

eh-lee-YAH-hoo · 7 letters · 4 syllables
What it means
my God is Yahweh; Elijah
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish/Hebrew
Religion
Jewish
Style era
timeless
Themes
religious · biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1258
2024 births156
Peak year2024
First appeared1956
Total US births3,496
2024 peak19561973199020072024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Eli
Alternate spellings
ElijahEliahu
In other languages
Eliyahu (Hebrew)Elijah (English)Ilyas (Arabic)

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Notable people named Eliyahu

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