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The baby name El is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɛl/ ("el", rhymes with "bell").

El is Hebrew, Semitic in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Hebrew, Semitic
Pronunciation: /ɛl/ ("el", rhymes with "bell")

What is the meaning of the name El ?

The baby name El is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɛl/ ("el", rhymes with "bell").

El is Hebrew, Semitic in Origin.

El is a compact, gender-neutral name with deep Semitic roots. In Northwest Semitic languages (Ugaritic, Phoenician, Hebrew), El means "god" or "the Mighty One" and names the chief Canaanite deity; in the Hebrew Bible, El functions as a title for Israel’s God and appears productively in theophoric names such as Daniel, Michael, Samuel, and Elizabeth (Hebrew Elisheva). The cognate Arabic ilah shares the same ancient root.

Today, El occurs as a minimalist given name, but more often serves as a short form for a wide range of El- names - Eleanor, Elaine, Eliana, Elisa/Elise, Elijah, Elias, Elliot, Elio, and others - making it both familiar and flexible across cultures. Related variants and spellings include Elle (feminine), Eli/Elie (masculine), and Elly/Elli as affectionate forms. Pronounced "EL," the name carries the resonant meaning "God," or more broadly, "divine" and "powerful."

El has the following similar or variant Names

El – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MA Boys 0 #7 2 26
ET Girls 0 #16 1 372
DJ 0 #17 1 322
BW 0 #18 2 960
BN 0 #27 6 2,297
CM 0 #29 27 2,592
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
DJ Boys 0 #36 1 657
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
AZ 0 #42 2 706
PR 0 #54 2 1,497
AL 0 #59 17 2,372
CY 0 #59 2 1,632
EG Boys 0 #65 19,559 15,035
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AZ Girls 0 #71 5 1,051
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
MV Boys 0 #72 8 3,375
AO 0 #73 5 2,729
AF 0 #74 3 1,883
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
RS 0 #84 1 923
PH 0 #85 12 5,607
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
BN Girls 0 #88 19 5,459
QA 0 #90 11 7,011
AF Girls 0 #92 3 2,402
JM 0 #92 2 3,714
KZ 0 #93 2 1,452
SD 0 #96 7 2,130
TW 0 #101 3 4,523
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
MA 0 #102 18,541 20,986
AZ Boys 0 #103 28 1,400
CM Boys 0 #104 1,255 12,054
GE Girls 0 #105 4 1,564
OM 0 #107 10 6,215
BN Boys 0 #109 25 6,332
GE Boys 0 #109 2 2,055
BW Boys 0 #111 39 4,685
EG 0 #113 742 6,387
KW 0 #114 8 5,216
PA 0 #118 13 3,797
EC 0 #120 2 2,502
EE Boys 0 #120 6 2,087
ID Boys 0 #122 10 4,130
CY Girls 0 #124 2 3,755
IQ 0 #130 4 3,533
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
MU 0 #132 6 3,613
GR 0 #133 3 3,911
RS Girls 0 #134 4 1,651
EE Girls 0 #136 7 1,888
JO 0 #139 2 2,158
PR Boys 0 #139 37 2,508
BW Girls 0 #146 6 4,216
DZ 0 #148 5,663 20,130
MT Girls 0 #148 6 3,773
LT Boys 0 #149 3 2,166
RS Boys 0 #149 6 2,277
AE 0 #154 24 10,220
UY Boys 0 #155 568 5,922
UY 0 #159 19 2,477
CR 0 #160 6 5,526
AR 0 #162 25 2,915
CZ 0 #169 17 3,154
HU Boys 0 #169 6 3,954
SI Girls 0 #170 8 2,769
MT Boys 0 #172 8 4,064
AL Boys 0 #176 131 5,122
RU 0 #176 14 3,641
Austria 0 #179 35 850
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
AL Girls 0 #183 40 4,141
LU Boys 0 #183 36 4,970
EG Girls 0 #184 3,198 14,742
LU Girls 0 #187 4 4,850
AO Boys 0 #191 52 5,568
SI Boys 0 #195 15 3,402
LT Girls 0 #197 4 1,904
IR 0 #198 32 4,221
PL 0 #198 15 2,600
BG Boys 0 #199 21 3,850
DK 0 #202 5 5,198
BG Girls 0 #204 20 3,559
EC Boys 0 #208 32 3,322
AO Girls 0 #212 6 4,575
NA Boys 0 #217 19 6,830
PS 0 #222 5 5,692
GH 0 #223 21 5,396
CZ Boys 0 #225 82 6,530
MU Boys 0 #227 136 8,477
JM Boys 0 #229 44 6,876
MO Boys 0 #229 6 5,842
NA Girls 0 #232 6 7,146
TW Boys 0 #232 10 7,111
HR Boys 0 #235 24 3,997
GH Boys 0 #236 115 8,138
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
NG 0 #241 24 5,926
SG 0 #241 29 11,010
GR Girls 0 #242 8 6,293
PT 0 #244 7 4,161
JP Girls 0 #248 4 6,592
MY 0 #250 81 12,352
TW Girls 0 #252 25 8,139
AF Boys 0 #256 15 3,535
GR Boys 0 #257 11 6,912
MO Girls 0 #257 7 7,056
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
KZ Boys 0 #258 32 6,578
SA 0 #258 38 10,560
PL Girls 0 #262 96 5,096
TN 0 #266 1,405 13,765
LB 0 #267 580 13,263
PL Boys 0 #270 66 6,459
IL 0 #275 8 6,291
IR Girls 0 #275 310 8,334
JM Girls 0 #277 2 7,507
AR Boys 0 #280 241 7,628
PH Boys 0 #280 104 11,440
QA Girls 0 #282 35 15,378
JP Boys 0 #286 12 7,909
MU Girls 0 #287 65 8,539
CZ Girls 0 #289 54 5,378
HR Girls 0 #291 4 3,687
Spain Boys 0 #296 1,360 5,610
KZ Girls 0 #296 25 5,862
DK Boys 0 #297 29 7,401
LY 0 #298 265 12,703
PE 0 #300 11 6,350
Canada Boys 2023 #301 9 2,601
Germany 0 #303 140 2,542
RU Girls 0 #303 232 11,913
CN Boys 0 #304 16 9,639
PT Boys 0 #307 61 7,951
GH Girls 0 #309 16 6,973
France Boys 2021 #311 78 2,865
Austria Boys 0 #313 133 2,180
JO Girls 0 #314 12 7,570
BR 0 #320 26 5,969
DK Girls 0 #322 8 7,429
Spain 0 #322 132 2,326
RU Boys 0 #331 182 12,621
SD Girls 0 #332 14 7,678
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
PH Girls 0 #337 54 13,098
JO Boys 0 #348 30 7,057
HK 0 #353 5 8,483
SD Boys 0 #354 92 10,523
NL 0 #356 36 2,481
CN Girls 0 #357 3 8,829
Austria Girls 0 #359 62 1,885
CL 0 #361 51 6,867
OM Girls 0 #365 32 15,987
YE 0 #366 16 8,639
GT Boys 0 #370 105 7,625
MX 0 #371 43 8,339
CL Boys 0 #373 396 13,390
Germany Boys 0 #381 848 5,697
Finland Girls 0 #382 10 1,368
PA Boys 0 #384 98 9,305
France Girls 2021 #401 5 3,185
BO 0 #401 8 6,868
Finland Boys 0 #403 25 2,041
BD Girls 0 #405 2 8,413
IT Boys 0 #417 2,496 10,046
CR Boys 0 #419 69 10,188
CO 0 #426 55 7,768
ZA 0 #426 22 14,421
CM Girls 0 #436 105 11,671
IR Boys 0 #451 102 10,162
IQ Girls 0 #457 48 11,303
KW Girls 0 #457 59 19,177
MX Boys 0 #464 734 16,355
PT Girls 0 #466 6 7,952
IT 0 #480 247 4,183
AE Girls 0 #485 69 20,968
CO Boys 0 #488 573 15,656
Germany Girls 0 #488 428 4,949
PS Boys 0 #495 54 10,655
MY Girls 0 #502 583 24,821
HK Boys 0 #503 25 12,905
SG Girls 0 #504 83 18,916
PS Girls 0 #506 18 10,981
PA Girls 0 #516 3 9,861
BH 0 #518 36 17,937
UY Girls 0 #528 9 6,731
NG Boys 0 #538 546 16,906
IL Boys 0 #545 63 10,983
HK Girls 0 #556 60 16,104
BO Boys 0 #557 36 9,244
BD Boys 0 #562 15 10,045
CR Girls 0 #565 9 11,342
AR Girls 0 #579 21 8,289
MY Boys 0 #579 617 25,439
QA Boys 0 #587 121 18,093
IL Girls 0 #593 25 11,648
SG Boys 0 #597 101 17,960
IQ Boys 0 #603 65 13,071
KW Boys 0 #608 162 18,755
Finland Boys 2026 #638 45 3,552
NL Boys 0 #643 322 5,873
IN Girls 0 #646 9 13,121
BO Girls 0 #648 4 9,488
BR Boys 0 #653 99 12,213
NL Girls 0 #668 296 5,933
PE Boys 0 #702 178 14,506
SY 0 #706 23 11,684
NG Girls 0 #744 43 15,093
SA Girls 0 #746 190 25,931
OM Boys 0 #805 77 17,948
CL Girls 0 #839 13 14,098
Spain Girls 0 #849 135 5,561
AE Boys 0 #881 212 22,615
United States Boys 2023 #894 5 7,053
BR Girls 0 #913 29 12,708
TR 0 #930 291 19,440
SA Boys 0 #954 788 28,008
IN Boys 0 #979 23 16,750
ZA Boys 0 #982 197 25,619
PE Girls 0 #1,004 7 14,861
CO Girls 0 #1,055 24 16,140
ZA Girls 0 #1,093 49 25,928
IT Girls 0 #1,098 356 9,415
MX Girls 0 #1,167 17 17,781

El is popular in 89 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
United States
AE
AF

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People also ask about El

El is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
El is a one syllable name, pronounced /ɛl/ ("el", rhymes with "bell").
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Short form of names beginning with El (e.g., Elijah, Elliot, Eleanor, Elena and Elise.
Across languages, El has these equivalents: Element -el found in Hebrew names (e.g., Gabriel, Michael, Israel), Theos (Greek root meaning 'god'), Deus / Deo (Latin root meaning 'god'), Bog- (Slavic root meaning 'god', as in Bogdan), Ilu / Il (Akkadian / West Semitic root for 'god').
Yes — El ranked #301 in Canada in 2023, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
El ranks highest in Canada (#301 in 2023).