Elias

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Elias is the hellenized version for the name of Elijah, a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy books.

From Wikipedia

Elias first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 7,653 babies (rank #25 that year). In 2024 it was given to 7,653 boys (rank #25). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Elias

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Elias yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

120,601

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

7,653

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Elias

Elias Canettiessayist · b. 1905
Elias Lönnrotliterary scholar · b. 1802
Elias James Coreyuniversity teacher · b. 1928
Elias Magnus Friesscientific collector · b. 1794
Elias Howeinventor · b. 1819

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	65	#189
1881	41	#243
1882	57	#217
1883	44	#240
1884	48	#248
1885	60	#204
1886	41	#265
1887	34	#281
1888	24	#378
1889	36	#281
1890	36	#289
1891	24	#351
1892	38	#299
1893	35	#293
1894	36	#291
1895	29	#341
1896	28	#364
1897	24	#386
1898	32	#339
1899	20	#416
1900	23	#480
1901	17	#475
1902	21	#464
1903	20	#475
1904	26	#411
1905	29	#395
1906	18	#553
1907	32	#397
1908	40	#361
1909	28	#489
1910	34	#474
1911	45	#432
1912	97	#390
1913	117	#394
1914	111	#454
1915	114	#520
1916	163	#439
1917	154	#455
1918	141	#502
1919	168	#452
1920	168	#470
1921	150	#505
1922	162	#483
1923	162	#478
1924	180	#457
1925	193	#428
1926	207	#421
1927	185	#449
1928	181	#446
1929	178	#444
1930	172	#453
1931	149	#462
1932	145	#475
1933	141	#473
1934	128	#515
1935	130	#503
1936	116	#530
1937	112	#550
1938	124	#521
1939	138	#491
1940	103	#582
1941	138	#497
1942	111	#593
1943	108	#607
1944	118	#560
1945	130	#524
1946	101	#638
1947	140	#573
1948	133	#580
1949	145	#560
1950	163	#529
1951	157	#543
1952	164	#544
1953	160	#564
1954	165	#577
1955	144	#620
1956	146	#630
1957	143	#642
1958	151	#625
1959	155	#621
1960	170	#603
1961	190	#573
1962	176	#588
1963	187	#579
1964	182	#587
1965	169	#586
1966	170	#580
1967	161	#593
1968	165	#592
1969	204	#549
1970	226	#538
1971	222	#537
1972	254	#495
1973	233	#510
1974	310	#454
1975	307	#458
1976	311	#444
1977	366	#412
1978	357	#412
1979	375	#408
1980	385	#422
1981	396	#417
1982	405	#414
1983	392	#411
1984	350	#447
1985	428	#412
1986	422	#415
1987	512	#378
1988	548	#369
1989	643	#353
1990	666	#360
1991	707	#343
1992	698	#342
1993	771	#329
1994	812	#319
1995	889	#298
1996	919	#291
1997	1,034	#272
1998	1,140	#261
1999	1,220	#257
2000	1,403	#242
2001	1,518	#228
2002	1,575	#218
2003	1,711	#210
2004	1,760	#207
2005	2,116	#188
2006	2,163	#186
2007	2,362	#174
2008	2,522	#157
2009	2,486	#158
2010	2,829	#141
2011	2,993	#139
2012	3,228	#115
2013	3,498	#113
2014	3,781	#103
2015	4,099	#100
2016	4,486	#93
2017	4,931	#78
2018	5,348	#67
2019	5,720	#60
2020	5,990	#54
2021	6,349	#48
2022	6,728	#43
2023	7,003	#36
2024	7,653	#25