The baby name Elya is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ˈɛljə (EL-yə) — common English pronunciation,elˈja (el-YAH) — closer to Hebrew/Slavic pronunciation.
Elya is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Elya is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ˈɛljə (EL-yə) — common English pronunciation,elˈja (el-YAH) — closer to Hebrew/Slavic pronunciation.
Elya is Hebrew in Origin.
Elya carries layered roots across traditions. In Hebrew and Yiddish it is a vernacular form of Eliyahu/Elijah, from the elements El “God” + Yahweh, yielding the meaning “my God is YHWH.” In East Slavic languages Elya (Еля, often transliterated Yelya) is an affectionate diminutive for Elena and Elizaveta - and occasionally for Ilya - linking it by association to the meanings “light/torch” (from Greek Helene) and “my God is an oath” (from Elizabeth). In Syriac/Aramaic, the form Elya also names the prophet Elijah.
Documented in Jewish communities across Eastern Europe and the Middle East, Elya appears in rabbinic circles (e.g., R. Elya Lopian, R. Elya Svei) and in 19th–20th-century immigration records. Today it is used as a unisex given name in some locales: traditionally masculine in Jewish usage, feminine as a Slavic nickname. Related forms and variants include Elijah, Elias, Eliyahu, Eliya/Elia, Elyas, Ilya/Ilia, and the diminutive Eli; analogous feminine links are Elena/Helena and Elizaveta/Elizabeth.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM | 0 | #4 | 1 | 66 | |
| TM | Girls | 0 | #29 | 7 | 574 |
| AZ | 0 | #39 | 5 | 706 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #43 | 32 | 1,051 |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| AF | 0 | #75 | 2 | 1,883 | |
| KZ | 0 | #80 | 11 | 1,452 | |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #91 | 2 | 865 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #100 | 3 | 3,319 |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #105 | 4 | 1,564 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #113 | 457 | 3,185 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #120 | 16 | 1,786 |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| IQ | 0 | #131 | 3 | 3,533 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #134 | 4 | 1,769 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #150 | 255 | 5,862 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2024 | #155 | 31 | 424 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #163 | 664 | 11,913 |
| RU | 0 | #172 | 18 | 3,641 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2020 | #179 | 2 | 1,663 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #199 | 2 | 1,904 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #214 | 10 | 3,559 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #219 | 8 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #261 | 25 | 2,795 |
| IL | 0 | #275 | 8 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #284 | 6 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #288 | 9 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Boys | 2023 | #304 | 6 | 2,601 |
| MY | 0 | #316 | 15 | 12,352 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #349 | 3 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #415 | 90 | 11,303 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #491 | 33 | 10,981 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #495 | 11 | 12,621 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #521 | 28 | 10,655 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #536 | 18 | 20,968 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #539 | 7 | 8,334 |
| BH | 0 | #540 | 14 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #557 | 9 | 10,162 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #565 | 43 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #569 | 49 | 11,648 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #573 | 14 | 18,916 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #624 | 44 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #627 | 32 | 13,263 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #645 | 6 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| SY | 0 | #715 | 14 | 11,684 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #799 | 196 | 24,821 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #829 | 10 | 4,949 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #838 | 49 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #880 | 13 | 7,044 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #902 | 15 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #916 | 20 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 7 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,092 | 37 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,101 | 11 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,116 | 96 | 19,440 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,153 | 24 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,173 | 11 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,424 | 23 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,454 | 18 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,686 | 6 | 28,008 |
Elya is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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