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EliakimIn Hebrew: אליקים · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
Eliakim (Hebrew: אליקים) is a boy's name of international origin. 425 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 12 boys and ranked #604. Its peak year was 2021, with 12 babies.
- People in Israel
- 425
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 12
- rank #604
- Peak year
- 2021
- 12 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Eliakim
In Hebrew letters the name is אליקים, read right to left. Eliakim is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.
We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.
Eliakim by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Eliakim
How do you write Eliakim in Hebrew?
Eliakim is written אליקים in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.
How many people in Israel are named Eliakim?
425 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name אליקים: 0 women and 425 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Eliakim a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named אליקים are men.
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.