Elias
How to say it: ih-LY-us · /ɪˈlaɪəs/
Greek form of Elijah, from Hebrew 'Eliyahu' meaning 'my God is Yahweh' or 'the Lord is my God'.
Elias was the 17th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 8,837 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.2-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #7 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #17 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 8,837 |
| Share of births | 1 in 368 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | ×2.2 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #7 |
| In France, 2025 | #84 among boys’ names, 590 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Momentum remains upward for Elias, making the 2020s its best period. Further increase is projected.
What goes with it
Gentle breathiness and soft consonants give Elias a flowing quality with a biblical theme. Ezra echoes its style and Eli serves as a nickname.
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Nicknames
- Eli
- Lia
Honouring a Elias in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Elias is about 1 in 16.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Welsh.
In France: #84 for boys in 2025.
England and Wales: #69. Ireland: #186.
Famous people named Elias
- Elias Canetti (1905–1994)Bulgarian-born Swiss and British Jewish modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer
- Elias Lönnrot (1802–1884)Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry
- Elias James Corey (born 1928)American chemist
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