Boy’s name · Greek

Elios

How to say it: eh-LYOSS · /eˈljɔs/

From Greek Helios meaning 'sun' - modern rare form used in France and Spain as alternative to Helios.

Elios was the 3,712th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 22 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 5.4-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,672 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,712for boys in 2025
1 in 150,697US babies
22born in 2025
#1,672projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Elios
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#3,712
Babies born in 202522
Share of births1 in 150,697
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×5.4
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,672
In France, 2025#1,000 among boys’ names, 25 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Elios is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 8 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Eli
  • Leo

Honouring a Elios in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Elios is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Greek.

In France: #1,000 for boys in 2025.

Famous people named Elios

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