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The baby name Elia is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛl.i.ə/ (ELL-ee-ə) — common English,/ˈɛlja/ (EL-ya) — Italian,/eˈli.a/ (eh-LEE-ah) — alternative.

Elia is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: /ˈɛl.i.ə/ (ELL-ee-ə) — common English,/ˈɛlja/ (EL-ya) — Italian,/eˈli.a/ (eh-LEE-ah) — alternative

What is the meaning of the name Elia ?

The baby name Elia is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛl.i.ə/ (ELL-ee-ə) — common English,/ˈɛlja/ (EL-ya) — Italian,/eˈli.a/ (eh-LEE-ah) — alternative.

Elia is Hebrew in Origin.

Elia comes from the Hebrew name Eliyahu, meaning “my God is Yahweh.” Through Greek (Ilias/Ēlías) and Latin (Helias/Elias), it became the Italian Elia, long used as a masculine name and documented in medieval records under the influence of the prophet Elijah’s veneration and related saints. In pronunciation, Italian tends toward “EH-lya,” while English speakers often say “EE-lee-uh.”

International variants include Elijah (English), Elias (German/Scandinavian), Élie (French), Elías (Spanish/Icelandic), and Eastern forms such as Ilya/Ilia (Russian/Georgian) and Ilija (South Slavic). Related feminines are Eliana and Iliana; modern usage also treats Elia as unisex in some countries, inspired by its -ia ending and the nickname Lia. Common short forms include Eli and Lia. With its concise shape and strong theophoric meaning, Elia blends biblical depth with a sleek, pan-European profile.

Elia has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Elia

Elia Kazan Actor · Born 1909 · United States Elia Kazan was a Greek-American director and producer best known as one of the most influential figures in Broadway and Hollywood. He directed acclaimed works like A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, and East of Eden, and was born in Constantinople (now Istanbul) before moving to the United States as a child. Elia Suleiman Actor · Born 1960 · Israel Elia Suleiman is a Palestinian film director and actor best known for Divine Intervention, the acclaimed 2002 tragicomedy about life under occupation in Palestine. He was born in Israel on 28 July 1960, and Divine Intervention won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.

Elia – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Boys 2025 #1 — 423
Ireland Girls 2024 #1 — 911
Germany Girls 2022 #1 — 422
SV 0 #11 1 283
Switzerland Boys 2024 #13 191 1,769
FJ Boys 0 #16 2 603
IT Boys 2024 #22 1,544 47
HN 0 #22 1 704
SV Boys 0 #28 1 352
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
HN Girls 0 #35 4 884
ID 0 #38 2 2,238
HN Boys 0 #52 1 749
CY 0 #53 8 1,632
NA Boys 0 #56 256 6,830
AL 0 #75 2 2,372
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
LT 0 #88 1 949
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
ID Girls 0 #101 2 3,319
SD 0 #101 2 2,130
TW 0 #101 3 4,523
CY Girls 0 #103 19 3,755
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
GE Girls 0 #107 2 1,564
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
KW 0 #119 3 5,216
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
PA 0 #121 10 3,797
GR 0 #123 12 3,911
Switzerland Girls 2024 #127 9 1,786
CY Boys 0 #127 5 3,473
ID Boys 0 #133 3 4,130
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
PR Girls 0 #149 13 3,171
MT Girls 0 #152 2 3,773
IT Boys 0 #154 14,583 10,046
Belgium Girls 2024 #156 30 424
CR 0 #159 7 5,526
Sweden Boys 2022 #162 21 1,509
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
Sweden Girls 2022 #175 5 1,568
MT Boys 0 #175 5 4,064
France Girls 2021 #178 287 3,185
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
AE 0 #183 5 10,220
LU Girls 0 #184 7 4,850
RU 0 #192 3 3,641
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
LT Girls 0 #194 7 1,904
PS 0 #199 20 5,692
AL Girls 0 #203 20 4,141
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
GR Girls 0 #206 37 6,293
NA Girls 0 #208 17 7,146
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
BG Girls 0 #226 6 3,559
Canada Girls 2024 #234 52 2,795
PT 0 #237 10 4,161
IL 0 #245 30 6,291
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
MX Girls 0 #254 3,615 17,781
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
EC Girls 0 #256 3 3,650
Finland Boys 2026 #261 1,096 3,552
PA Girls 0 #261 251 9,861
MO Girls 0 #262 2 7,056
TW Girls 0 #265 12 8,139
GR Boys 0 #268 6 6,912
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
SG 0 #280 3 11,010
AL Boys 0 #288 11 5,122
PE 0 #290 21 6,350
HR Girls 0 #292 3 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #293 4 6,578
Canada Boys 2024 #299 8 2,588
PT Girls 0 #300 164 7,952
SD Boys 0 #300 152 10,523
CZ Boys 0 #303 3 6,530
GT 0 #305 10 5,948
Spain Girls 0 #306 1,370 5,561
KZ Girls 0 #308 13 5,862
SA 0 #310 3 10,560
IT 0 #314 668 4,183
MU Girls 0 #320 32 8,539
DK Girls 0 #325 5 7,429
CN Boys 0 #328 4 9,639
DK Boys 0 #329 4 7,401
BO Girls 0 #332 339 9,488
MX 0 #334 80 8,339
GH Girls 0 #335 3 6,973
JO Girls 0 #336 4 7,570
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
QA Girls 0 #341 3 15,378
MY 0 #346 9 12,352
JO Boys 0 #348 30 7,057
BO 0 #350 32 6,868
CN Girls 0 #352 8 8,829
GH Boys 0 #353 9 8,138
HK 0 #354 4 8,483
BR 0 #357 4 5,969
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
LB 0 #366 350 13,263
Spain 0 #367 86 2,326
France Boys 2021 #370 18 2,865
CR Girls 0 #371 165 11,342
EG 0 #376 25 6,387
Finland Boys 0 #376 52 2,041
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
IL Boys 0 #391 234 10,983
YE 0 #395 4 8,639
CL 0 #401 11 6,867
BD Girls 0 #404 3 8,413
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
Austria Boys 0 #412 31 2,180
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
PS Boys 0 #417 132 10,655
OM Girls 0 #421 4 15,987
PA Boys 0 #426 56 9,305
PH Girls 0 #427 3 13,098
RU Girls 0 #435 64 11,913
AR Boys 0 #442 26 7,628
GT Girls 0 #442 64 7,500
UY Girls 0 #450 61 6,731
IQ Girls 0 #455 50 11,303
PS Girls 0 #457 67 10,981
EG Boys 0 #458 555 15,035
CL Girls 0 #466 463 14,098
CO 0 #468 13 7,768
ZA 0 #468 7 14,421
IL Girls 0 #471 148 11,648
PE Girls 0 #487 619 14,861
RU Boys 0 #491 15 12,621
SY 0 #491 259 11,684
IT Girls 0 #492 1,904 9,415
GT Boys 0 #496 4 7,625
KW Girls 0 #500 16 19,177
CR Boys 0 #504 7 10,188
IR Girls 0 #513 18 8,334
IR Boys 0 #520 33 10,162
BH 0 #540 14 17,937
AE Girls 0 #544 10 20,968
CM Girls 0 #556 5 11,671
LY 0 #556 4 12,703
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
AR Girls 0 #558 42 8,289
SG Girls 0 #569 18 18,916
CM Boys 0 #570 6 12,054
BO Boys 0 #574 19 9,244
IQ Boys 0 #582 86 13,071
HK Girls 0 #594 22 16,104
United States Girls 2024 #606 320 8,487
CL Boys 0 #626 40 13,390
IN Girls 0 #651 4 13,121
QA Boys 0 #695 13 18,093
Finland Girls 2026 #706 33 3,895
SG Boys 0 #736 4 17,960
BR Boys 0 #738 14 12,213
KW Boys 0 #744 26 18,755
CO Girls 0 #761 343 16,140
BR Girls 0 #800 142 12,708
Germany Girls 0 #815 24 4,949
MY Girls 0 #815 180 24,821
NG Girls 0 #824 3 15,093
Germany Boys 0 #840 113 5,697
TN 0 #862 4 13,765
CO Boys 0 #863 58 15,656
ZA Boys 0 #865 325 25,619
PE Boys 0 #866 13 14,506
United States Boys 2024 #871 22 7,044
OM Boys 0 #871 11 17,948
SA Girls 0 #890 46 25,931
Spain Boys 0 #902 29 5,610
NL Boys 0 #902 50 5,873
NL Girls 0 #926 30 5,933
MX Boys 0 #932 51 16,355
EG Girls 0 #945 15 14,742
NG Boys 0 #997 5 16,906
IN Boys 0 #1,038 2 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,074 19 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,085 27 25,439
MA 0 #1,109 20 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,112 30 25,928
DZ 0 #1,153 24 20,130
TR 0 #1,194 18 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,576 39 28,008

Elia is popular in 86 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
Switzerland
Switzerland
United States

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People also ask about Elia

Elia is predominantly a boy's name.
Elia is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /ˈɛl.i.ə/ (ELL-ee-ə) — common English,/ˈɛlja/ (EL-ya) — Italian,/eˈli.a/ (eh-LEE-ah) — alternative.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Elijah, Elias, Eliya, Eliyahu, Elie and Ilia.
Yes, very popular — Elia ranked #1 in Germany in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Elia ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2025).
Elia's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #397 in 2011 to #370 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 2 notable people named Elia are in our database, including Elia Kazan (Actor), Elia Suleiman (Actor).