The first name Elias
A boy’s name from Hebrew.
Pronounced /ɪˈlaɪ̯.əs/ 3 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
The New Testament form of Elijah, a Hebrew prophet, from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 738 boys were named Elias, making it the 69th most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Elias with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Elias at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8,837 boys born in the United States were named Elias, the 13th most popular boys’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Elias
87 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Elias CanettiBulgarian-born Swiss and British Jewish modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non, 1905–1994
- Elias LönnrotFinnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry (1802–1884
- Elias James CoreyAmerican chemist, born 1928
- Elias HoweAmerican inventor (1819–1867)
- Elías FigueroaChilean footballer, born 1946
- Elias Hrawi10th President of Lebanon (1926-2006)
- Elias KoteasCanadian actor, born 1961
- Elias AshmoleEnglish antiquarian, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and alchemist (1617-1692)
- Elias M. SteinAmerican mathematician (1931-2018)
- EliasBrazilian association football player, born 1985
- Elias KhouryContemporary Lebanese novelist, critic publisher (1948–2024)
- Elias KachungaGerman-Congolese association football player who played for both the German and DR Congo t, born 1992
More Hebrew boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Elias mean?
- The New Testament form of Elijah, a Hebrew prophet, from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías).
- What is the origin of the name Elias?
- The New Testament form of Elijah, a Hebrew prophet, from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías).
- How popular is the name Elias?
- In 2025, 738 boys born in England and Wales were named Elias, ranking 69th.
- Is Elias a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 129,502 US babies named Elias since 1880 were boys.
- When was Elias most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 8,837 babies were named Elias, its highest rank at 13th.
- How do you pronounce Elias?
- Elias is /ɪˈlaɪ̯.əs/, 3 syllables.
- Is Elias also a surname?
- Yes. Elias is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.