Elia

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A few things about Elia you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Elia

Elia Meschak

Congolese association football player

Choose Elia and your child shares a first name with Elia Meschak, a Congolese association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Elia, like who?” Elia Meschak's Wikipedia article is available in 27 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 6,112 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Elia, 263 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Elia would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryElia first shows up in US birth records in 1884, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 141 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2024, when it reached #841.
• 📈Then vs nowElia is 4.1× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 24,876 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 6,112.
• 🚀TrendElia has climbed 129 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #970. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedElia is most popular in California, where it ranks #556, followed by Kansas (#578) and Washington (#617). It's in the top 1,000 in 10 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlElia is given to both boys and girls: 87% of the 304 babies named Elia in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningElia is an Italian form of Elijah, which means “Yahweh is God”. Our records link it to Greek, Hebrew and Latin roots.

About the name Elia

Elia is a gender-neutral name of Greek, Hebrew and Latin origin meaning “Yahweh is God”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-lia”. US birth records list Elia for girls from 1884 to 2025, in 137 of those 142 years. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked #841 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #970, with 263 babies. Of the 304 US babies named Elia in 2025, 87% were girls and 13% were boys.

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