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The baby name Elias is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ɪˈlaɪ.əs/ (ih-LIE-əs).

Elias is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: /ɪˈlaɪ.əs/ (ih-LIE-əs)

What is the meaning of the name Elias ?

The baby name Elias is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ɪˈlaɪ.əs/ (ih-LIE-əs).

Elias is Hebrew in Origin.

Elias is the Greek form, Ēlías (Ηλίας), of the Hebrew name Eliyahu (אֵלִיָּהוּ), meaning “Yahweh is God” or “the Lord is my God.” It entered Christian usage through the Septuagint and the Vulgate as the standard rendering of the prophet Elijah, and also appears in the New Testament. From Late Antiquity into the medieval period, the name spread across the Mediterranean and northern Europe with monastic and clerical bearers, remaining in steady use across Orthodox, Catholic, and later Protestant traditions.

International variants include Elijah (English), Ellis (medieval English), Élie (French), Elías (Spanish), Elia (Italian), Elias (German and Scandinavian), Ilias (Greek), Ilyas (Arabic), Ilie (Romanian), Ilija (South Slavic), and Ilya/Ilia (East Slavic); Hebrew retains Eliyahu. Short forms and nicknames include Eli and Lias. The name’s enduring appeal lies in its strong theophoric meaning, scriptural resonance, and cross-cultural familiarity, which have fueled a marked modern revival.

Elias has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Elias

Elias Koteas Actor · Born 1961 · Canada Elias Koteas is a Canadian actor best known for roles in films like The Thin Red Line, Crash, and Ararat. He has built a long career playing both lead and supporting parts in movies and TV, and he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor for Ararat (2002). Elias Viljanen Musician · Born 1975 · Finland Elias Viljanen is a Finnish musician best known as the guitarist for the power metal band Sonata Arctica since 2007. Born in Tampere, Finland, he joined the band in spring 2007 to replace Jani Liimatainen, and he has played on notable Sonata Arctica releases such as The Days of Grays, Stones Grow Her Name, and Pariah's Child.

Celebrity babies named Elias

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Elias Becker Boris Becker tennis player ★★★★★

Elias – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Austria Boys 2024 #1 671 60
Germany Boys 2025 #1 — 423
Ireland Boys 2025 #1 — 836
Norway Boys 2025 #4 357 444
ET 0 #5 2 246
Switzerland Boys 2024 #10 227 1,769
Sweden Boys 2022 #10 531 1,509
SV 0 #11 1 283
ET Boys 0 #13 15 678
HN 0 #21 2 704
SV Boys 0 #22 7 352
United States Boys 2024 #25 7,653 7,044
NL Boys 2014 #30 72 79
Belgium Boys 2024 #30 201 401
NA 0 #30 4 2,537
BI Boys 0 #31 13 917
BI Girls 0 #33 1 726
CY Boys 0 #35 160 3,473
EE 0 #36 2 1,051
CY 0 #41 19 1,632
LB 0 #42 3,108 13,263
HN Boys 0 #44 9 749
NA Boys 0 #46 292 6,830
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
PR 0 #52 4 1,497
CM 0 #53 4 2,592
Canada Boys 2024 #56 449 2,588
Finland Boys 2026 #56 12,695 3,552
AO 0 #57 20 2,729
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
GR 0 #69 72 3,911
PA Boys 0 #69 1,814 9,305
AO Boys 0 #71 251 5,568
AF 0 #72 5 1,883
GT Boys 0 #77 1,506 7,625
MV Boys 0 #77 3 3,375
SY 0 #78 3,083 11,684
GR Boys 0 #80 302 6,912
Finland Boys 0 #84 1,308 2,041
BO Boys 0 #86 2,867 9,244
QA 0 #86 15 7,011
PA 0 #89 42 3,797
BR Boys 0 #92 5,640 12,213
AF Girls 0 #93 2 2,402
BW Boys 0 #93 57 4,685
SD 0 #94 9 2,130
EC 0 #98 18 2,502
PE Boys 0 #98 6,089 14,506
CL Boys 0 #99 4,756 13,390
OM 0 #99 18 6,215
TW 0 #102 2 4,523
AR Boys 0 #104 1,931 7,628
Austria Boys 0 #104 897 2,180
France Boys 2021 #106 521 2,865
PH 0 #108 3 5,607
GE Boys 0 #109 2 2,055
GT 0 #113 244 5,948
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
HU 0 #114 2 1,675
KW 0 #116 6 5,216
JO 0 #118 20 2,158
PR Boys 0 #120 59 2,508
ZA Boys 0 #123 5,115 25,619
EE Boys 0 #124 2 2,087
MX Boys 0 #124 7,473 16,355
AE 0 #125 53 10,220
IL Boys 0 #126 1,233 10,983
IQ 0 #126 8 3,533
BO 0 #127 363 6,868
EC Boys 0 #131 147 3,322
BN Boys 0 #133 7 6,332
ID Boys 0 #134 2 4,130
MU 0 #135 3 3,613
UY Boys 0 #139 734 5,922
CR Boys 0 #140 727 10,188
CR 0 #143 16 5,526
CO Boys 0 #146 5,510 15,656
PS Boys 0 #146 818 10,655
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
DK Boys 0 #160 204 7,401
AR 0 #164 23 2,915
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
PS 0 #170 49 5,692
HU Boys 0 #171 4 3,954
MT Boys 0 #173 7 4,064
JO Boys 0 #174 316 7,057
UY 0 #174 9 2,477
Spain Boys 0 #177 2,787 5,610
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
PT Boys 0 #185 226 7,951
Austria 0 #186 28 850
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
BD 0 #187 41 5,992
DK 0 #187 17 5,198
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
BD Boys 0 #191 689 10,045
IL 0 #192 85 6,291
RU 0 #192 3 3,641
BR 0 #197 160 5,969
PE 0 #197 116 6,350
LU Boys 0 #198 21 4,970
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
NA Girls 0 #206 19 7,146
SI Boys 0 #209 3 3,402
AF Boys 0 #210 62 3,535
AO Girls 0 #213 5 4,575
BG Boys 0 #215 6 3,850
Finland 0 #218 94 830
SD Boys 0 #219 280 10,523
GH 0 #224 20 5,396
IR 0 #224 8 4,221
MO Boys 0 #230 5 5,842
NG 0 #233 32 5,926
CL 0 #240 202 6,867
PT 0 #244 7 4,161
GR Girls 0 #247 3 6,293
GH Boys 0 #248 100 8,138
YE 0 #248 139 8,639
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
TW Boys 0 #252 5 7,111
SA 0 #257 39 10,560
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
JP Boys 0 #272 26 7,909
Germany Boys 0 #273 1,416 5,697
SG 0 #275 8 11,010
KZ Boys 0 #277 13 6,578
CZ Boys 0 #283 22 6,530
MX 0 #283 134 8,339
JM Boys 0 #287 7 6,876
CN Boys 0 #297 23 9,639
AL Boys 0 #301 3 5,122
BH 0 #302 268 17,937
QA Girls 0 #305 12 15,378
MU Boys 0 #318 40 8,477
MY 0 #319 12 12,352
CM Boys 0 #326 259 12,054
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
JO Girls 0 #333 7 7,570
GH Girls 0 #335 3 6,973
PL Boys 0 #337 4 6,459
PH Boys 0 #338 46 11,440
OM Girls 0 #342 55 15,987
ZA 0 #343 105 14,421
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
SD Girls 0 #352 7 7,678
LY 0 #355 190 12,703
Spain 0 #356 97 2,326
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
CN Girls 0 #358 2 8,829
BD Girls 0 #361 26 8,413
CO 0 #363 119 7,768
NL 0 #365 27 2,481
IR Boys 0 #378 188 10,162
EG 0 #386 15 6,387
Germany 0 #388 50 2,542
OM Boys 0 #396 643 17,948
QA Boys 0 #409 317 18,093
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
RU Boys 0 #442 64 12,621
KW Boys 0 #450 341 18,755
NG Boys 0 #457 762 16,906
PA Girls 0 #459 23 9,861
PT Girls 0 #466 6 7,952
SG Boys 0 #476 228 17,960
GT Girls 0 #482 24 7,500
IQ Girls 0 #494 11 11,303
AE Boys 0 #497 795 22,615
IQ Boys 0 #498 170 13,071
KW Girls 0 #498 18 19,177
UY Girls 0 #499 12 6,731
PS Girls 0 #505 19 10,981
HK Boys 0 #511 17 12,905
AE Girls 0 #521 33 20,968
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
NL Boys 0 #536 491 5,873
IR Girls 0 #540 6 8,334
IT Boys 0 #547 1,566 10,046
CM Girls 0 #554 7 11,671
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
AR Girls 0 #578 22 8,289
BO Girls 0 #585 27 9,488
IL Girls 0 #594 24 11,648
SA Boys 0 #602 1,735 28,008
MY Boys 0 #608 570 25,439
SG Girls 0 #629 4 18,916
IT 0 #648 67 4,183
IN Girls 0 #651 4 13,121
MA 0 #651 576 20,986
EG Boys 0 #697 193 15,035
Finland Girls 2026 #711 28 3,895
NG Girls 0 #728 59 15,093
TN 0 #762 68 13,765
DZ 0 #803 389 20,130
CL Girls 0 #804 48 14,098
Germany Girls 0 #820 19 4,949
SA Girls 0 #843 93 25,931
PE Girls 0 #894 50 14,861
BR Girls 0 #902 40 12,708
United States Girls 2024 #910 7 8,487
IN Boys 0 #915 87 16,750
EG Girls 0 #930 30 14,742
Spain Girls 0 #958 26 5,561
ZA Girls 0 #968 174 25,928
MY Girls 0 #981 14 24,821
CO Girls 0 #1,023 56 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,096 88 17,781
TR 0 #1,143 69 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,404 43 9,415

Elias is popular in 92 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
NL
Canada
Austria

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People also ask about Elias

Elias is predominantly a boy's name.
Elias is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /ɪˈlaɪ.əs/ (ih-LIE-əs).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Elijah, Elia, Elías, Eliah, Eliasz and Eliáš.
Across languages, Elias has these equivalents: {'Hebrew': 'Eliyahu (אֵלִיָּהוּ), 'Greek': 'Ηλίας (Ilias/Elias), 'Russian': 'Илья (Ilya), 'Arabic': 'إلياس (Ilyas).
Yes, very popular — Elias ranked #1 in Austria in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 14 countries.
Elias ranks highest in Austria (#1 in 2024).
Elias's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #117 in 2011 to #106 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 2 notable people named Elias are in our database, including Elias Koteas (Actor), Elias Viljanen (Musician).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Elias for their child, including Boris Becker.