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Boy's nameOrigin: of mixed originIn Israel: rising

EliasIn Hebrew: אליאס · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

With vowel points: אֵלְיָאס

Elias (Hebrew: אליאס) is a boy's name of mixed origin. 4,972 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 131 boys and ranked #144. Its peak year was 2022, with 147 babies.

People in Israel
4,972
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
131
rank #144
Peak year
2022
147 babies
USA, 2025
8,837
rank #13

Writing and saying Elias

In Hebrew letters the name is אליאס, read right to left. Elias is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; 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.

Elias by year: Israel and abroad

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).

Elias: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Elias in English-speaking countries

Elias in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States20258,837#132025 (8,837)
United Kingdom2025770#752025 (770)
England and Wales2025738#692025 (738)
Scotland202520#2082023 (23)
Northern Ireland202512#1752025 (12)
Ireland202526#1842025 (26)
British Columbia202354#472020 (60)
Alberta202578#432023 (80)
Quebec2025119#532025 (119)
New South Wales2025170#352025 (170)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Elias has every year and the other spellings.

Related Israeli names

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Elias

How do you write Elias in Hebrew?

Elias is written אליאס in Hebrew (with vowel points: אֵלְיָאס). Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Elias?

4,972 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name אליאס: 0 women and 4,972 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 Elias a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named אליאס are men.

Is Elias used outside Israel?

The name Elias appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 8,837 boys were given it in 2025 (#13), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 770 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

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.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.